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PARIS, - TEXAS. 



PICTORIAL REVIEW 



OF THE 



CITY OF PARIS, 



AND 



LAMAR COUNTY, 



TEXAS. 



BY 



F. WEBER BENTON and EDGAR R.^EACH. 

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ST. LOUIS: 

BENTON, BEACH & DANIELS. 

1885. 



Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1885, 

By Benton, Beach & Daniels, 

In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 






PREFACE. 



In the preparation of this little volume the object ot the 
mthors has been to gather and concentrate various facts of im- 
)ortance, pertaining to the city of Paris and Lamar county, 
hat they may exist, through a truthful description of a typical 
of the state, not alone to serve the usual purposes of an 
)rical work, but to counteract whatever unfavorable opinions 
may obtain, in the older states, about Texas ; and that, by 
means, it may prove a source of information to many in 
K h of homes and farms in a beautiful and prosperous country, 
this purpose, therefore, the early history of the city and 
ty is presented briefly that the resources, advantages and 
resent condition of the same may be treated more in extenso, 
formation most desired for the enlightenment of those look- 
o Texas for habitations and occupation. 

lo prejudice has prompted a more favorable coloring of the 
s than deserved by the existing merits, and having no persona] 
»rest in, or former acquaintance with, the city of Paris, there 



IV PREFACE. 

can be no possible reason why the writers should stoop to ex- 
aggeration or untruth. 

Errors and impenections, however, have, no doubt, entered 
into the work, but they may be charged, in a degree, to the 
source from whence much of the data, concerning the earliei 
events, were obtained, for in many instances the verbal statements 
of early settlers (whose memory may not have served them 
faithfully, in every particular,) was often the only medium o 
information, owing to the destruction of a large portion of the 
written records of the city and county, prior to 1877, in the 
great fire of that year. In various ways, however, most 
the verbal statements have been substantiated, and it is there- 
fore believed and hoped that the inaccuracies are few and o 
minor import, and that they may be more than counterbalanced 
by whatever of good may result from the careful research anc 
earnest endeavors of 

THE AUTHORS 




PARIS AND LAMAR COUNTY. 




NLY those who have personally 
entered the great State of 
Texas can form any correct 
idea of its magnitude and im- 
portance; of its delightful 
climate; of the fertility of its 
soil; of its wonderful and al- 
most magical growth of popu- 
lation ; and of its phenomenal 
progress in every avenue lead- 
ing to prosperity and greatness. 
Only those who have traversed 
its broad lands can possibly 
realize, or estimate, with any 
degree of accuracy, the unparalleled magnitude of its territory. 
Scarcely more than a quarter of a century ago Texas was 
nothing if not a howling wilderness, but the onward march of 
civilization has wrought transformations that seem almost fabu- 
lous in the narration ; and even to the present day people of the 
east and north turn an incredulous ear to the reports of the grand 
achievements, by the Lone Star State, in all the arts and indus- 



5 PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 

tries known to modern times, calling them exaggerations and 
unwilling to believe aught but that the wilderness still remains and 
largely inhabited by the aborigines and the beasts of the plain and 
the jungle; not so, the wigwam of. our red brother can no longer 
be seen in the land, and the dreaded beasts of prey, that only a 
few years ago ranged free and fearless over this then desolate 
country, have almost entirely passed away or fallen by the hunter's 
hand, and the wild places over which they roamed at will are now 
the scenes of busy commerce and agriculture. 

Cities and villages have sprung like magic from the desert 
places ; o-reat and productive farms, and cattle ranches of almost 
boundless domain, wherein countless herds of sleek cattle graze 
and thrive, meet the eye on almost every hand. Rapid, indeed, 
has been the progress of Texas, and well may she merit the envy 
of older states. 

During the past twelve years she has gathered to, and within, 
herself, the railroad, the telegraph, the telephone and the electric 
light, together with all other important adjuncts to a populous, 
powerful and progressive state. The great network of railways 
now crossing and recrossing the state in all directions has brought, 
and is daily bringing, thousands of people in search of homes, re- 
sulting in the rapid settlement and cultivation of the land and 
the magic growth of cities, among which it becomes our pleasant 
privilege to treat of one of the most beautiful and prosperous in 
the state, and oi the county and fertile lands in, and upon, which 
it is located. 

THE CITY OF PARIS. 

Paris is one of those busy, bustling cities that has sprung into 
prominence, among others of the great State of Texas, by the 
very reason of its activity and enterprise, aside from its natural 
resources. It is situated in the central portion of Lamar county, 
of which it is the judicial seat, 581 miles southwest from St. Louis 
and 349 northeast from Austin. It stands upon the highest point 
of land between the Sulphur and Red rivers, and the water 
courses in opposite directions, north and south, from the Public 



PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 7 

Square, leaving the city at all times free from an excess of mois- 
ture and other malarial influences. In 1840 Paris, formerly 
known as " Pin Hook," was named after the great metropolis of 
France, the name being suggested by a Frenchman, at that time 
in the employ of Hon. George W. Wright, who kept a small store 
— thefirst in the city — on the northwest corner of what is now the 
public square. In 1836 the city was first settled by Hon. George 
W. Wright, who became its founder August 24th, 1844, through 
the donation by him of fifty acres of land to Lamar county for 
the seat of justice. The following year the town was surveyed 
and platted by George Still, but was not incorporated until some 
time after. 

A point a short distance south of Paris, previous to its settle- 
ment, was named "Pin Hook 1 ' by M. H. Ragsdale, now a resi- 
dent of the city, and the eldest of the original old settlers now 
living. That name, given in sport, was applied, at that time, 
to all the adjacent country, including that upon which Paris is 
located. 

Among the early events it may be chronicled that the first 
marriage occurred in the fail of 1837, the contracting parties be- 
ing Benjamin F. Bourland and Miss Nancy Chisum. The cere-, 
mony was performed at the residence of the bride's father. 
Clayborn Chisum, within the present corporate limits of the city. 
The first birth was that of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. M. H 
Ragsdale, January 20th, 1836. 

The town progressed very slowly during the first twenty years 
of its existence having a population in i860 of only about 700 
souls; and the taxable property in 1867-8 did not exceed $50,- 
000, whereas it is now estimated at $3,000,000. But about the 
year 1870 signs of progress began to appear on every hand. 
The population daily increased with a gratifying degree of rapid- 
ity; the small and cheaply constructed buildings began to sink into 
insignificance by the side of more sightly and substantia] dwellings 
and business structures ; the educational facilities were materially 
improved and a new life and vigor seemed to have been awakened 
in the heretofore lethargic inhabitants, and from that time the town 




HON. GEORGE w. WRIGHT- 



PARIS, ATSTD LAMAR COUNTY. 9 

prospered and grew, until visited by a great calamity that well 
nigh swept the struggling city from the face of the earth. 

THE GREAT FIRE. 

At 12 o'clock noon, Aug. 31, 1877, when the city had attained 
a population of about 3,500, it was visited by a disastrous con- 
flagration, that left ruin and chaos in its track, and undid the 
proud results of /ears of toil ; and might have discouraged, from 
further efforts, the builders of a more advanced city. The fire 
originated in the saloon of Andrew Myers, located in Mason & 
McCune's building, on the southeast corner of the public square, 
and was wilfully kindled by one Taylor Pounds, a dissipated and 
lawless man, who threw a lighted match upon the floor, which he 
had previously saturated with coal oil; and before any one pres- 
ent could recover presence of mind, sufficient to permit of any 
endeavors towards checking the progress of the fire, the flames 
had enveloped the building and were rapidly communicating to 
the adjoining stores. The alarm, however, was at once given; 
the bells of the city were put into motion, and the startling cry of 
"fire!" issued simultaneously from many throats. Men, women 
and children, in dismay, and oblivious of all else, hastened to the 
scene of destruction, which, also, in a few momenis' time, became 
one of wildest confusion. Aided by a stiff breeze, the flames 
spread with marvellous rapidity, — first westward to the Methodist 
Church ; thence north, and in a few hours' time, the entire west, 
east and south sides of the square were all in flames. The city, 
at that time, was bu^iHy prepared for such an event ; a single 
steam engine, small and inferior, was the only apparatus for ex- 
tinguishing fires, then"possessed by the volunteer fire company 
of Paris, and at the futile and feeble efforts of which the fiery 
demon "only'"laughed,^and ^leaped higher in his glee and tri- 
umphant march. In addition to the wind and the lack of facilities 
to combat even ordinary occurrences of this nature, the fire was 
aided by the dryness of^the buildings, in consequence of the long 
and heated summer. * Nevertheless, the citizens struggled long 
and courageously ^against the^devouring* element^ but without 



10 PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 

avail, and the fire was only through with its work of destruction 
when it had consumed everything in its pathway and died out from 
lack of further material upon which to gorge itself. Thus, in a 
few hours' time, one hundred and twenty-five buildings, occupying 
thirteen acres of land in the heart of the city, were destroyed — 
levelled to the ground in a shapeless mass of charred timber and 
ashes, and the loss, in consequence of which, is estimated at 
about $1,500,000. The north side of the square, and residences 
in the suburbs escaped the flames, although many buildings at a 
distance were ignited by falling sparks, but promptly extinguish- 
ed. So intense, also, was the heat that many citizens were pros- 
trated and permantly injured by exertion and overheat, while one 
Ellison, lost his life in fighting the flames. A sum of money was 
immediately subscribed, by the citizens, and invested in a home 
for the family of the brave man. 

Naturally, the people of Paris were justly enrap 26. at the fiendish 
and malicious conduct of Taylor Pounds, and in consequence 
he barely escaped lynching. He was, however, tried, convicted 
and sentenced in the Cooper county court to four years imprison- 
ment in the penitentiary, but escaped from jail pending applica- 
tion for a new trial, and has since been at large in the Indian 
territory. 

While the loss by this fire was enormous, and for the nonce 
left the people dejected, yet it was not without its good results. 
The superiority and uniformity of buildings in many of the large 
cities of the world is largely due to the necessity of replacing 
with more modern structures, unsightly rookeries and tenements 
that have been swept away by the devouring element. And 
such has been the case with Paris. Stunned, as it were, for a 
time, by the great affliction, with which they had been visited, the 
citizens viewed the ruins of their city and were despondent. 
They, soon, however, awoke to the conviction that nothing was to 
be gained by brooding over their misfortune, but, on the contrary, 
speedy and united action was imperative in reparing the damage. 
Therefore, undaunted, with stout hearts and willing hands, the 
process of rebuilding was almost immediately begun, and soon 



PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 



II 



there arose, from the ashes of cheap and temporary buildings, 
stately, compact and uniform blocks of business houses and 
beautiful residences, partaking of all the improvements known to 
modern architecture. Thus it is that Paris stands to-day one of 
the most beautiful cities of Texas. 




Among the early residents of Paris was one John W. Broad, 
who took an active interest in all matters pertaining to the 
public good: He was born in Galashiels, Scotland, April 29th, 
xSsSj and eame to Paris in 1854, where he commenced business 



12 PARIS, AND LAMAR GOUNTY. 

in a small way and prospered, and at his death April 29th, 1877, 
left to his family a large fortune, including much property in the 
city of Paris. 

The present city officials areas follows: John C. Gibbons, 
mayor; J N. Settle, secretary; J. R. G. Long, attorney; C. B. 
Berry, treasurer; J. H. Wright, assessor ; L. B. Hunt, marshal; 
and aldermen S. E. Clement, John A. Gose, J. H. P. Campbell, 
P. H. Allen. B. F. Fuller, Samuel Lynn, Volney Bayless andChas. 
Johnson, (colored.) 

THE PRESS. 

The first newspaper published in Paris, was the Western Star. 
It was established in 1844 by J. Wakefield Latimer, and published 
and edited by him until 1848, when W. F. Morgan took charge 
and continued the publication for four years longer, at the ex- 
piration of which time it passed into the hands of J. E. Foster, 
and by him conducted until removed to Sherman, Texas, in 1858. 
The Lamar Examiner was established in 1856 by Terrell & Pet- 
erson, and edited by John T. Mills, second judge of this district. 
The publication was discontinued in 1859 and the material pur- 
chased by B. Ober and L. S. Gooding, who began the publication 
of the Family Visitor, which lasted only six months, being pur- 
chased by F. W. Miner and changed into the Paris Press, Janu- 
ary i860. In 1862 Mr. Miner suspended its publication, but re- 
sumed in July 1865, and in 1867 sold to W. H*. Lewis and J. H. 
Hillard. The latter died in 1869, and in" 187 1 his widow, Lewis's 
sister, married one W. J. Hammer, who, in conjunction with 
Lewis, continued to publish the paper until April 1877, when 
Lewis died and Hammer became sole owner. In 1882 the Press 
was purchased by Luke Johnson who issued also a daily edition. 
At his death in 1884 the paper ceased, likewise, to exist. The 
Paris Advocate was started in i860, by T. J. Crooks in opposi- 
tion to the Press, but was discontinued in the spring of 1862. The 
Cosmopolitan was published from 1869 to 1873 by G. W. Dewitt. 
The Texas Vindicator was established by Richard Peterson in 
March 1867, and ably conducted by him until March 31st, 187 1, 
after which it was edited a short time by James Walker, and by 



PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 1 3 

him discontinued. The North Texan was started in 1869, with 
E. L. Dohoney as editor and A. H. Boyd as publisher. In 1874 
the paper was purchased by A. P. Boyd, the present editor and 
publisher. The Paris Examiner, A. P. Boyd, editor, and Thomas 
R. Newton, publisher, was started in 1869, and continued until 
December 1870, when it was purchased and soon after discon- 
tinued by E. L. Dohonty. The Chartist, established by F. W. 
Miner in 1873, lived only One year. In 1874 Richard Peter- 
son established the Common Sense, devoted to theology and free 
thought. It was subsequently removed to St. Louis and continu- 
ed as the Agnostic. The Religious Messenger, conducted by 
R.obt. C. Buckner in the interest of the Baptist church, was also 
established in 1878. It was finally removed to Dallas, Texas, and 
merged into |he Texas Baptist. The Texas Banner was started 
in 1874 by J. J. Wheeler, who sold it at the end of the first year to 
E. H. Harris; in 1881 he discontinued the publication and sold 
the material to J. E. Ellis and A. H. Boyd. The Texas Tribune 
(weekly) was established December 15th, i88i,by J. E. Ellis and 
A. H. Boyd. In December 1883, Ellis sold his interest to Boyd 
who continued the publication until his death, December 29th, 
1884, when it passed into the hands of his sons The Paris 
News-Boy (weekly) was established in December 1883, by J. E 
Ellis, its present proprietor and editor. The Paris Free-Tongue 
was established July 2 2d, 1884, Tom M. Bowers, editor, B. M. 
Vanderhurst, local editor. January 1st, 1885 the latter became 
associate editor. 

EDUCATIONAL RELIGIOUS. 

The public graded schools of Paris were first put in opera 
tion and formally opened September 15th, 1884. They are 
supported by a special city tax and a state school fund, derived 
from the sale of public lands. The total revenue from both 
sources amounting to $18,000 a year. Previous to the opening 
of the schools Prof. J. E. Brooks was elected superintendent and 
twenty-one teachers were employed. The Aiken Institute, a 
beautiful brick building, and two other comfortable and commo- 
dious structures provides accommodation for seven hundred 



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PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY 



pupils; temporary, but comfortable school houses are also pre 
vided for the colored pupils. The schools opened under th 
most favorable circumstances, and have proved successful fron 




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PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 1 5 

the beginning. The enrollment in the white schools has reached 
650, and in the colored schools, 250 scholars, including the 
'private scholos, of which there are several excellent 
ones in the city. The scholastic population of Paris is 
2,100. The system of instruction is excellent, the advancement 
of the students rapid, and the discipline unsurpassed. The 
general results are therefore satisfactory, and the citizens of Paris 
(may well be proud in the possession of so superior a public school 
(system. The school board is composed of the following named 
Sgentlemen : Mayor J. C. Gibbons, president; Prof. J. E. 
JBrooks, superintendent; John Webster, T. D. Craig, J. B. 
jWortham, Dr. W. E. Dailey, I. N. McBath and Chris Johnson. 

The Witherspoon school for young ladies is one of the promi- 
nent and worthy educational institutions of Paris, and has a large 
jattendance during the scholastic year. Owing to the ill health of 
jthe proprietor and principal, Prof. P. F. Witherspoon, the same is 
offered for sale. 

The Jones Institute, formerly the Vesey Academy, is a private 
'school for children of all ages, where a thorough collegiate course 
'is given, including Latin, French and music. Mrs. Dr. J. R. 
Jones, principal. 

Gowdey's Military Academy is ably conducted by the pro- 
prietor, Mr. Henry C. Gowdey, and at all times has a large at- 
tendance of nicely uniformed boys, as maybe seen from the illus- 
tration presented within these pages. The combination ot 
mental and physical culture gives this excellent institution some 
advantages over ordinary pivate schools. 

There are several other private schools and art institutions in 
the city, enjoying fair patronage, and withal of no little merit 
sach combining with the whole in giving to the city educational 
advantages in every department, that can scarcely be surpassed 
by any other portion of the state. 

CHURCHES. 

Paris has a greater number of churches, in proportion to its 
population, than most other cities of Texas, and they are usually 




gowdey's military academy 




PUBLIC SCHOOL, FORMERLY AIKEN INSTITUTE. 



3 PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 

ell attended. Following is given a brief mention of a few 
7 the most prominent : 

The Methodist Episcopal church was organized in 1843 by 
.ev. James Graham, who filled the pulpit over three years, after 
hich the church was " supplied" until 1870, when* Rev. Twing 
as chosen pastor. The following are the names of his succes- 
)rs: Revs. D. M. Proctor, W. C. Haislip, B. J. Baldwin, M. 
. Blackburn, R. H. Reed, W. F. Easterling, A. C. Allen, J. H. 
EcLean and W. C. Hughes. The present pastor, John R. 
lien, entered upon his duties in 1881. 

The Cumberland Presbyterian church was organized in the 
.11 of 1843 by Rev. Samuel Cosby. Revs. J. Good and Traves- 
:ad filled the pulpit for several years, and in 1856 succeed- 
i by Rev. C. J. Bradley, who also occupied the pulpit for a 
umber of years. He was followed by Revs. H. B. Warran, B. 
pencer, Felix Johnson and J. B. Young. Rev. Chas. Manton is 
le present pastor. 

The Main street Congregational church was organized in 1874 
y Rev. M. Willett, who was succeeded by Rev. J. M. Van 
/agner and Dr. H. Reed, At present the church has no 
as; or. 

The First Presbyterian church was organized by O. C. Stark, 
f the Indian presbytery, in 1858, who was succeeded by Rev. 
ark. The church was re-organized in 1871, with Rev. D. D. 
larshali as pastor, who was succeeded by Revs. H. B. Bonde, 
. D. Burkhead, and J. H. Skinner, A. M., the present pastor, 
ho entered upon his duties September 1882. 

The Christian church was organized July 14, 1869, by Elder 
!has. Carleton, who was succeeded in the pastorate by Elder 

ames M. Baird, J. J. Williamson,. Downing, F. D. Sygley 

nd R. W. Officer, the present pastor. Present elders, E. L. 
)ohoney and W. H. Sluder. 

The Baptist church was organized in 1854 by Rev. W. M 
'ickett, who was the first pastor and was succeeded by Revs. L. 
I. Baker, W< R. Green, R. C Buckner, W. M. Burk, R. C. 



PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 1 9 

Buckner (recalled) J. B. Daniels, S. A. Hayden, John James, J. 
H. Boyet and W. L. Brown. 

The first services of the Episcopal church were held by Right 
Rev. G. W. Freeman, Missionary Bishop of Arkansas in 185 1. 
Services were held occasionally from 1861 to 1870 by Right Rev. 
Alexander Gregg, Bishop of Texas, and by Right Rev. A. C. 
Garrett and Rev. F. R. Starr, (the latter in charge, until Feb. 
1877 ) From 1878, Rev E. G. Benners was in charge until 
January 8, 1883, and Rev. Chas. L. Htchett from latter date to 
November 12, 1884. 

The First Catholic service was held in a chapel on the prop- 
erty of C. F. Thebo, in 1873 by Father Benford, who continued, 
until 1877, when he was succeeded by Father J. Blum, the pres- 
ent pastor. 

Among the colored people the Methodist, Congregational, 
Baptist and Christian churches are well represented, and they 
have comfortable houses of worship. 

THE PROFESSIONS. 

All of the professions are well represented in Paris, and a 
personal mention of each individual may be found in the business 
directory of this volume. Also we give herewith a group of 
prominent physicians, and one of attorneys of the city. Ot the 
first mentioned, the engraving represents Drs. J. F. Hooks, E. W. 
Rush, F. M. Fort, J. B. Ryan, B. G. Baldwin, Leo Harrison, 
W. E Dailey, J. M. Stephens, Jas. R. Jones, VV. T. Thatcher and 
O. Smith All of these gentlemen have been very successful, and 
each has a well-earned reputation for skill in his profession. 
They are essentially public benefactors, and are therefore justly 
entitled to personal mention in this volume of facts concerning 
the field of their earnest and honest labors. AH are regular grad- 
uates of medical universities, and each has done his full share in 
contributing to the general prosperity of the commonwealth. 
Dr. Leo Harrison has retired from general practice in order to 
devote his entire attention to diseases of the eye. He is one of 1 
the most skillful occnlists and aurists in the state^ and his practice 




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PARIS, AND LAMAR GOUNTY. 21 

extends throughout North Texas. Dr. W. E. Dailey has made a 
good reputation in surgery. Dr. VV. E. Thatcher graduated at 
the Detroit Homeopathic College in 1875. Dr. James Hervey 
Neagle was in the army of Gen. Robert E. Lee, and was severely 
wounded at the battle ot Gettysburg. He graduated at the 
Louisville Medical College, and has been in the regular practice 
seventeen years. Dr. J. R. Jones graduated at the University of 
"Pennsylvania, and had two years clinical instruction in the Penn 
and Blockley hospitals of Philadelphia. 

The Farmers' and Merchants' Bank, of Paris, is the principal 
banking establishment of the city. The capital stock is $250,000, 
owned by the largest capitalists of Lamar county. The officers 
are John Martin, president; W. B. Aiken, vice president; H. A. 
Bland, cashier; H. C. Rising, assistant cashier. Directors: Gen. 
S. B. Maxey, W. B. Aiken, D. H. Scott, S. J. Wright, D. D. 
Porter, J. F. McMurry, O. C. Connor, H. A. Bland, John Martin. 
The bank building is located on the southwest corner of the 
square, and is one of the handsomest structures of the city. 

The Babcok opera house is a very handsome building. Seat- 
ing capacity, 1200. Stage, 28x30 feet, and height between floor 
and flies, 12 feet. Inclined floor and elevated seats in auditorium. 
See cut of building herein. 

The Peterson is one of the finest hotels in North Texas. The 
house has recently been refurnished throughout by the proprietor, 
Mr. M. C. Meehan, and the accommodations are in all respects 
first-class. 

RESIDENCES. 

Paris doubtless surpasses any city of equal size in the state in 
the matter of handsome residences. It is not only a bustling, 
prosperous trade center, but a city of magnificent homes, em- 
bracing all the features of modern architecture, among which is 
one deserving of especial notice, from the fact that it is, perhaps, 
the only one of the kind in the world ; and in addition to its 
novelty from that cause, it is both rich and beautiful in architect- 
ural design and finish. It is the property of Mr. John Martin, 
president of the Farmers' and Merchants* Bank, and a leading 



PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 23 

business man of the city, who has spent much time, thought and 
money in its erection. It is built of stone brick, sawed by machin- 
ery invented by T. C. Dickinson, the contractor, from cream- 
colored limestone, into the shape and size of ordinary bricks, and 
laid in the usual manner and afterwards tuck-pointed in red 
mortar. The building is of the Queen Ann style of architecture 
and has very elaborate cornice, with pannels formed of " rough 
cast" which is in beautiful contrast with the cream-colored stone 
brick. On the north and south sides are wide and elegant veran- 
das, and on the east front a handsome conservatory. The chim- 
neys, six in number, composed entirely of stone brick, are of 
unequal and beautiful design, and average eighteen feet in height 
above the roof. The interior is furnished with all modern im- 
provements, including hot and cold water, gas and electric bell 
system, and divided into twenty-six apartments, exclusive of closets. 
The lower floors are laid in hard wood in beautiful designs, and 
the hearths and facings of fire places for burning wood are of 
Chelsea tile, and the mantles of hard wood, of elegant and expen- 
sive carving. The wood finish on lower floor is of mahogany and 
cherry in hard finish. The balance of the wood-work o'f the 
interior is of pine, but finished in latest designs. The walls and 
ceilings are adorned with the finest quality of paper decorations 
made to order. On lower floor the parlor, music room, library, 
dining room and main hall are separated by sliding doors, and 
may be instantly converted into one grand salon. The building 
stands near the center of a square containing about six acres, and 
is surrounded by fine forest trees. 

The residence of Mr. Frank FitzHugh, of FitzHugh, Martin 
& Wise, promises to be one of the most substantial and beautiful 
in the city. An illustration of the same from the original draw- 
rigs appears herein. 

The cottage residence of Capt. Provine on North Mill street is 
me of the most attractive structures of the kind in the city, and has 
in air of neatness and comfort. It is surrounded by a beautiful 
rrassy lawn, shaded by a fine growth of oak trees. Capt. Provine 




THE FARMERS' AND MERCHANTS' BANK. 



PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 25 

is an old citizen of Paris and one of the proprietors of the Excelsior 
Mills. 

" Westwood," the home of Mr. J. T. Berry, of Messrs. Berry 
Bros., hay dealers, is situated i£ miles from Paris, and is one of 
; the handsomest suburban residences in the county. In point of 
I convenience in interior arrangement and elegance of proportion 
1 and finish throughout, it far surpasses many more pretentious 
I -structures. 

The residence of Capt. Gunn is handsome, homelike and com- 
| fortable and contains seven rooms. It is located on a valuable 
1 farm of iooo acres, 500 being in cultivation, the soil consisting of 
I black waxy,, black hammock and black shumate. The water sup- 
| ply is from a large cistern and three excellent wells. 
I The residence of Capt. J. M. Daniels is one of the handsomest 
I in the city, situated about four blocks west of the public square 
1 and surrounded by beautiful lawn and shrubbery. It has a very 
stately and attractive appearance and is suggestive of culture and 
home comfort. 

Mayor J. C. Gibbons has recently constructed a very handsome 
1 and commodious residence in the eastern part of the city. It has 
a very attractive appearance, and is handsomely furnished and 
finished throughout. 

I T. D. Craig, Esq., has one of the most elegant homes in the 
i city, which the accompanying engraving illustrates better than 
J language can describe. The interior arrangements are all that 
i could be desired for comfort and convenience, and the building 
1 throughout is as substantial as it is beautiful. 

The residence of Capt. D. D. Porter, shown in the accom- 
panying engraving, contains many new and very attractive archi- 
tectural features. It is furnished with all modern conveniences 
and is remarkably suggestive, even to the casual observer, of that 
dearest place on earth — "home, sweet home." 

MANUFACTURING, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL. 

The first manufactory established in 1843 was a wo °l carding 
establ ; ; hment at the farm of Rayburn Chisum three-quarters of a 
mile southwest of the public square ; furniture and agricultural 







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implements were also manafactured at this place. In 1847 
Brackney & Collins established a furniture manufactory in Paris, 
but discontinued in 1850. Walker & Babcock manufactured 
furniture in 1856. In 1870 J. W. Rodgers erected a furniture 
manufactory which was destroyed in the great fire of 1877, after 
which his present furniture factory and planing mill was erected. 
In 1873 G. W. Campbell established a brick manufactory which 
was carried on by hand process until 1877, when horse-power was 
introduced, but was superceded by steam power, and recently by 
an entire new process, consisting of Martin Brick machinery. A 
corn mill and cotton gin will also be added. Mr. Campbell has 
made nearly all the brick used in the buildings of Paris, his 
average product being two million brick a year. The present 
firm name is Campbell & Rowell. 

One of the largest mercantile institutions of Paris is the firm 
of FitzHugh, Martin & Wise, cotton factors. This firm handles 
most of the cotton coming to this market, which amounts to 
ibout 35,000 bales annually, for which they have ample storage 
capacity in their mammoth warehouse — illustration of which is 
lerein presented. The firm also has a branch house in Little 
Rock, and purchasing agencies at nearly every important shipping 
)ointin Arkansas and north Texas, and handle over 100,00 bales 
)f cotton a year. The cotton compress at this place, in which 
his firm is also interested, is likewise a gigantic institution. It is 
equipped with the most improved of modern machinery, and has 
i capacity for compressing all the cotton that may come to this 
•oint. 

Paris Ice Factory, D. W. Hale, president, J. W. Moore, 
ecretary and superintendent, and D. W. Hale, J. W. Moore, J. 
V. Ownby, and S. Buford, directors, was established in 1881. 
^he ice is manufactured from pure distilled water, by chemical 
rocess. Yield per annum, 800,000 pounds. 

A large planing mill was established by Moore & Ownby in 
871, and after several changes of owners was bought by Hamil- 
)n & Son and destroyed by fire in 1884 with 800,000 feet of 
imber. The other manufactories of more recent establishment 



PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 29 

are the planing mills of Henley & Ramseuer with saw mills at 
Texarkana, and the Paris Cotton Seed Oil Works, Culbertson & 
Gaston, proprietors. 

There are three steam flowering mills of large capacity, viz : 
Crown mills, of Bassano Bros., Eagle mills, of Alex McLaughlin, 
and the Excelsior mills and cotton gin, Provine & Stell proprie 
tors. The Paris iron works and machine shop, Williams & 
Lowery, proprietors. The North Texas machine shop, M. F. 
Ritchey, proprietor, and numerous smaller manufacturing enter- 
prises. 

There are two banks of large capital, Farmers & Mer- 
chants and the Paris Exchange Bank, also the Paris Gas Light 
company, and the Paris Lumber and Grain company, with was 
mills near Texarkana. 

The street railway of Paris was constructed by Capt. J. M 
Daniels in 1878, with two miles of track and good facilities foi 
the transportation of passengers and freight from the railroad 
depot to the center of the city. It is now owned and operated by 
a stock company, Capt. Daniels retaining one-half interest. 
Capital $20,000, dividends for 1884, twelve per cent. 

The Telephone Exchange was established in Paris February 
3d, 1883, and connections made with 49 towns in the state. At 
the beginning there were but 38 subscribers in Paris, now 126. 

exports 1884. 

Cotton, bales 2 2,000 

Flour, pounds 296,500 

Hay, tons 180 

Cotton seed, cars 20 

Cottton seed oil, cars 10 

Cotton seed oil, cake and meal, cars 25 

Fruits, pounds 80,000 




RESIDENCE OF MAYOR GIBBONS, PARIS, AND PUPILS OF THE 

PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 



PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 3 1 

IMPORTS 1884. 

Merchandise, pounds 3*649 000 

Wheat, bushels 12,500 

Flour, pounds 500,000 

Furniture, cars 5 

Implements and machinery, cars 12 

Vehicles, cars 10 

Lumber and building material, cars 360 

Coal, cars 30 

In commercial importance Paris takes rank with the . best 
towns in Northern Texas. Her business men are noted for their 
enterprise, energy and thrift, and the fame of Paris has gone 
abroad far beyond the borders of the state. People come from a 
considerable distance in every direction to trade ; they find here 
a large variety of goods of all descriptions, and can supply their 
needs completely and cheaply. They can also find ready sale, 
for cash, at good prices, for their products, and in this practical 
age, people are not slow in choosing between doubtful and cer- 
tain markets. Therefore the trade of Paris reaches out in every 
direction far into adjoining counties — to the south into every 
portion of Delta and Hopkins counties ; westward into Fannin 
and eastward into Red river. Northward lies the Indian 
territory, from whence Paris draws trade fifty miles east and 
westward along Red river, and one hundred miles northward into 
the interior. A large portion of the varied and valuable products 
of the vast scope of fertile country outlined above, flow into Paris 
and from thence find an outlet to the great commercial centers of 
the United States and Europe. Upon entering the city a stranger 
is naturally impressed by the activity of the people and the general 
air of thrift and enterprise displayed on all sides, and the mass of 
vehicles of all descriptions, laden with every variety of merchan- 
dise and products of the soil, crowding the public square, asilius- 
trated by engraving on page 22, which is from a photograph by 
Bergeron, of Paris. 

RAILWAYS POPULATION SOCIETY. 

The population of Paris, January 1st, 1885, estimating from 



32 PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 

the scholastic enumeration and the votes cast at the presidential 
election, numbers about 8,276 souls, and rapidly increasing in 
consequence of the steady immigration pouring into the city and 
county, which has been far greater, during 1884, than that of any 
preceding year. 

It is an undisputed fact that a more general and higher degree 
of refinement and culture exists in Paris than in any other city of 
equal size in the state ; in consequence of which, and by reason 
of the high literary attainments of her people, and the several 
institutions of art and learning located here, Paris has justly 
deserved the title of the "Athens of Texas." 

That Paris is destined to become an important railroad cen- 
ter is a matter about which there can be no reasonable doubt. It 
si now the chief city on the line of the Trans-Continental division 
of the Missouri Pacific railway, while charters have been granted 
for several other lines to and through it, in different directions, 
constituting a branch of the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad 
through the Indian territory ; the northern branch of the Houston 
and Texas Central railway, from Garrett in Ellis county ; and a 
branch of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe, from Dallas.; all of 
which will, in all probability, be completed within the coming two 
years, when, if not the leading railroad city of the state, Paris will, 
at least, be entitled to rank as the great railroad city of North 
Texas. 



PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 



33 



LAMAR COUNTY. 




'iRECTLY south of the beautiful 
but uncultivated Indian terri- 
tory, in the northern tier of 
counties, separated therefrom 
by the Red river, is the county 
of Lamar, named in honor of 
Mirabeau B. Lamar, second 
president of the Republic of 
Texas. It is the third county 
from the eastern boundary of 
the state and joined on the 
(Vwest by Fannin, on the south by 
Delta and on the east by Red 
river counties ; located on the meridian of 95 degrees, 40 m3a- 
sute west longitude. Its general altitude is 600 feet above 
the sea level and the surface elevated in the center and 
gently undulating, with a perceptible declination southward 
to North Sulphur Fork and northward to Red river. The 
k divide," between the main Red river and the North Sulphur 
Fork, extends nearly eastward^and westward through the county, 




COTTON COMPRESS OF FITZH'JGH, MARTIN AND WISE, PARIS 



PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 



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cleft gently by numerous streams, skirted by fertile bottom 
lands covered with a dense growth of valuable timber. 

WATER COURSES. 

The water courses of the county are numerous and important: 
Eighteen creeks rise upon the divide which runs east and west 
through the center of Lamar, with an average length of 30 miles 
and a total length of 590 miles. Slough, Sanders and Upper 
and Lower Pine creeks and tributaries flow northeast and empty 




RESIDENCE OF FRANK FITZHUGH, PARIS. 
[From a Sketch Drawing ] 

into the main Red river; and Cherry, Clicks, Hickory, Crocketts, 
Honey. Rock and Toilets creeks and five smaller streams flow 
southeastward and empty into the North Sulphur Fork of Eed 
river, which rises in the southern part of Fannin and in the 
northern part of Hunt counties and flows in a general eastward 



PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 



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direction and empties into the main Red river near Queen City, 
Ark. Emerson Lake, 17 miles N.'of N-E. of Paris, is three miles 
long; average width 350 yards and average depth seven feet. 
Horseshoe Lake, 18 miles north of Paris, is eight miles long by 
an average width of 100 yards, and average depth of 10 feet. 
These lakes contain innumerable fish, as do also the larger 
streams. Five bold flowing, and numerous less important springs 
exist in the northern portion of Lamar and wells of good water 




COUNTRY RESIDENCE OF CAPT. W. T. GUNN. 

can be obtained at from 10 to 60 feet. In the soft limestone 
region the water is hard, but in many portions of the county soft 
water of excellent quality may be had at moderate depth. 

SOIL. 

The valley of Red river, from one to tw© and one-half miles 
wide, has an alluvial mulatto soil, equal in fertility to the world 




RESIDENCE OP CAPT. PBOVINE, PARIS. 



PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 39 

famed valley of the Nile. It is covered with a dense growth of 
valuable timber, which may be cleared at moderate expense, and 
will yield one bale (500 lbs.) of cotton or 50 bushels of corn, and 
may be made to produce, by careful cultivation, 1^ bales ol cot- 
ton or 75 bushels of corn per acre. Average price, unimproved, 
$5 per acre. Adjoining, southward, is the first bench of uplands, 
2 to 3 miles wide, also timbered, and especially adapted to the 
cultivation of fruit and vegetables, but will yield three-fourths of 
a bale of cotton per acre. Average price, unimproved. $2.50. 
Adjoining on the south is the "Post Oak Belt," 1 about 10 miles 
wide, interspersed with very fertile sandy soil ot great fertility. 
and black land prairies. The "Post Oak' is not as fertile as 
other varieties of soil, but any of it will produce fruits and veg- 
etables in abundance, and by proper cultivation will yield one-half 
bale of cotton per acre. Price $1.50 to $2.^0 unimproved. Ad- 
joining the "Post Oak Belt" 1 is tne sandy prairie, from 2 to 4 miles 
wide, but extending into the prairie at many points. These are 
called "the grey lands/' are easily cultivated, excellent for pasture 
and meadow, and produce bountifully not only wheat and all 
varieties of cereals, but fruit and vegetables in abundance. The 
average production is one-half bale of cotton, 25 bushels of 
corn, or one ton of hay per acre. '1 hese lands can be had 
at $2 to $4 per acre. Where the grey connects with theTeavv 
black lands there is a strip of black sandy soil one mile wide 
which many prefer to the black waxy land, because easiest cul- 
ti\ ated and nearly equal in fertility. From the sandy prairie 
south to the North Sulphur Fork timber, embracing about one- 
third of the county, are the heavy black land prairies, which with- 
stand drouth remarkably and produce an average of three-fourths 
of a bale of cotton or 40 bushels of corn per acre. The soil is 
inexhaustible, Irom 3 to 12 feet deep, and rests on soft limestone, 
the surface sufficiently undulating for good drainage. It is 
nearly all enclosed and a large portion under cultivation, but 
good tracts may be purchased at $8 to $10 for unimproved and 
$15 to $30 per acre for improved farms. From the prairie south- 
ward to the Sulphur bottom are the black sanely timber lands. 




RESIDENCE OF CAPT. J. M. DANIELS, PARIS. 



PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 41 

five or six miles wide, of great fertility, and that portion adjoin- 
ing the prairie, called the Hammock lands, is stronger soil than 
the prairie. Any of these lands may be purchased at $3 to $10 
per acre, and produce abundantly cotton, corn and all kinds of 
fruits, especially peaches, plums, grapes and berries. The Sul- 
phur bottom lands, from one to two miles wide, are equal in 
fertility to any land in the world, but subject to overflow and but 
little cultivated. However, there are large tracts there not sub 
ject to overflow, requiring only capital and industry to convert 
them into the finest corn and cotton fields in the state. Price $ i 
to $3 per acre. 

HAY AND PASTURES. 

Calimus grass is indigenous to the soil. Originally the blades 
averaged four feet in height and the seed-stems from six to eight 
and covered the entire prairie region; now it grows chiefly on 
the bottom lands of the North Sulphur Fork, and on the prairie 
lands wherever fenced. The varieties of grasses best adapted to 
cultivation are timothy and Colorado bottom grass, the former 
yielding from two to three tons per acre, and the latter from one 
and a halt to two tons. Clover grows luxuriantly, and Hungarian 
and millet yield good crops. Blue grass takes easily to the soil, 
but does not grow luxuriantly. Messrs. Berry Bros, produced 
and shipped from Lamar county, during 1884, two hundred car 
loads of wild hay of excellent quality. 

CLIMATE. 

In climate remarkable changes have occurred during the past 
fifty years. About January 1st, 1834, there was a s(eet storm 
followed by a light fall of snow, and during the winter several 
severe " northers." The older inhabitants were astonished by 
the severity of the weather, for the climate had always been ex- 
ceedingly mild, the winter perceptible only by ripened crops, 
fallen leaves, sharp frosts and copious rainfall. Until 1844 heavy 
clothing was rarely needed, and men seldom wore coats except 
during the prevalence of northers. The first frost usually came 
about December 1st, and spring began about the middle of Feb- 




LAWYERS OF PARIS. 
1. B. F. FULLER. 2 W. B. MINOK. 3. J. M. LONG, 

4. GEO. W. CRUTCHFIELD. 5. J. F. McNEMER. 



PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 43 

ruary. Since 1844 the climate has undergone radical changes, 
the mean temperature being decidedly lower, the period of ex- 
treme heat gradually diminishing, the winter growing longer and 
colder and the change of seasons more perceptible. Now spring 
begins about March 20th, the "heated term" about June 1st, 
and autumn begins about September 1st and continues until the 
middle of December. Winter is decidedly an unpleasant season. 
It is remarkable for sudden and extreme changes of temperature, 
storms of sleet and snow and protracted rainfall, but there are 
many days of very pleasant weather even in mid winter, and, as 
a whole, that season in Texas is as summer compared with that 
of any northern state. Spring in all climates is a delightful 
season, but here nature displays her charms most winsomely. 
One may readily note the growth of leaves upon the trees day by 
day and hear the buds and blossoms burst their bonds and open 
to the delightful sunlight. The nude, brown earth enrobes her- 
self in bright green velvet of grass and moss almost as we gaze, 
and bare grey torests become leafy Elysian bowers where spring 
birds twitter and mate. The air is laden with delightful fragrance 
from wild flowers, and the sun beams with a soft, mellow radiance 
upon fair mother earth, fresh from sleep. 1 he summer or heated 
term is, in duration, similar to that of western Missouri and 
southern Kansas, with but little difference in the mean tempera- 
ture. In Missouri and Kansas the mean temperature is 88 de- 
grees and in Texas 80 degrees during that season. In Missouri 
and Kansas the heated term begins the middle of June and con- 
tinues until September 1st. and in northern Texas it begins about 
the middle of May and continues until the latter part of Septem- 
ber. Much has been said and written of the beauty ot autumn in 
New England, but it is as the fog of London compared with the 
golden sunlight glory of Texas during that season. Nothing can 
be more beautiful than the yellow, purple and steel-grey tints o 
leaves evervwhere in the woodlands, nor anything more delightful 
than the soft, balmy atmosphere and the mellow haze which hangs 
an azure veil between earth and sky. Soft breezes float up from 
the south, bringing the fresh, pure atmosphere of the Gulf, and 




ODD FELLOWS , AND MAXEY AND LIGHTFOOT BLOCK, CORNER OF 
PUBLIC SQUARE, PARIS, 



PARIS, AND LAMAR7C0UNTY. 45 

the enchanting haze and sunlight of day is fitly supplemented by 
the silent grandeur of starlit night. 



TIMBER. 



The timber area of Lamar county embraces nearly one-half the 
entire surface, or about 420 square miles, the most valuable 
varieties being pecan, walnut, hickory, cottonwood, cedar, bois 
d'arc, ash, maple and many varieties of oak. Bordering the 
main Red river, which is the northern boundary of the state and 
county, the broad, fertile bottom lands are covered with timber, 
frequently of immense size, consisting chiefly of sycamore, cotton- 
wood, black, spotted and overcup oak. hackberry, walnut and 
pecan, with a smaller growth of ash, maple, mulberry, cherry, 
bois d'arc, cedar and dogwood. On the first bench of uplands, 
adjoining the bottom, is a fine growth of black and red oak, with 
other varieties of oak ; also hickory, walnut, pecan and bois d'arc. 
This belt of timber is trom two to three miles wide and extends 
east and west through the county. Adjoining, on the south, is 
the " Post Oak belt/' ten miles wide, covered with a fine growth 
of post oak timber, which is valuable for fencing and railway ties, 
and, in the vicinity of the railroad the timber is valued at from 
$5 to $12 per acre. The bottom lands of the North Sulphur 
Fork are covered with a dense growth of nearly every variety of 
timber, above enumerated, except white oak, of which there is a 
fine growth in the northeastern portion of the county. Through- 
out the entire wooded districts the bois d'arc (osage orange) can 
be found in abundance, and often attains 18 inches in diameter. 
It is remarkable for its toughness, compactness and weight, and 
seems to be impervious to moisture and comparatively exempt 
from decay. Fence posts of this timber, having stood in the 
ground fifty years, have been found to be in a perfect state of 
preservation, the wood being dry and sound a quarter of an inch 
from the surface. Bois d'arc timber is used principally in the 
manufacture of wagons and furniture. It is of a bright yellow, 
but when oiled and polished turns darker, closely resembling live 
oak. It is also extensively usedjn the construction of fences, the 




PHYSICIANS OF PARIS. 

I DR. B. J. BALDWIN. 2 DR. E. W. RUSH. 3 DR. J. B. RYAN, 

4 DR. J. M. FORT. 5 DR. J. F. HOOKS. 



PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 47 

small trees being split into pickets, which are driven into the 
ground about two inches apart and held upright by wires fastened 
to posts — also of hois d'arc. This makes a strong durable fence 
which will remain perfect many years. The larger timber is used 
chiefly for railway ties and for piles which form the foundations 
of nearly all wooden buildings. The seed is shipped to other 
st;ites, where, being planted in rows, it soon forms a very strong 
fence, a sure protection against the depredations of stock, on 
account of the sharp thorns which bristle from every part of its 
trunk and branches One of the most valuable natural products 
ul tlje count} is •• the mast," or nut crop. Nut-bearing trees 
exceed in number and value all other varieties, and some con- 
cjption of the magnitude ol the mast crop may be obtained from 
tie st u. meet that every fall, after frost, the ground underneath 
these trees is so completely covered with nuts and acorns that 
vast quantities mijit be gathered with seoop shovels. The mast 
crop ne\er entirely fails, owing to the great variety of nut-bearing 
trees, although it is sometimes cut short in such degrees as to be 
regarded as a failure bv people who are accustomed to the vast 
yield year after year. ! hroughout the timber region, thousands 
of swine not only exist, but fatten sufficiently to make good meat 
without any other food than wild nuts, acorns and fruits, and yet 
millions ot bushels r t upon the ground annually. The pecan is 
pr-ibably the most valuable nut, having a large rich kernel, very 
oily and of delicious flavor. Some trees produce 30 to 50 bushels 
of nuts, which are an important article of commerce. Numerous 
varieties of hickory and also black walnuts grow in all parts of 
the county and yield abundantly. The acorn crop is probably 
equal in quantity to all other varieties of mast. The yield is 
simply enormous — not less than five millions of bushels per 
annum, estimating the woodlands of the county to comprise 288,- 
000 acres and ten trees to the acre, bearing two bushels each. 
Any person familiar with the subject will bear testimony that the 
above estimate is by no means extravagant, but rather far below 
the actual yield — probably one-third. The trees begin to bear 
when very young, some varieties when mere bushes and the 




"WBSTWOOD," COUNIK.* HktolukACA u* J. 1. ^kk^ 



PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY 49 

branches are literally loaded with acorns. In many localities 
hundreds of these trees grow upon an acre and occupy hundreds 
of acres, interspersed with a few trees of larger growth. The 
varieties best known are the post oak, burr oak, white oak, black- 
jack and red and Spanish oak. The acorn of the burr oak is as 
large as a hen's egg and has a very thin shell. Of the acorn mast 
there are two distinct varieties — the bitter and the sweet. Acorns 
ripen and begin to fall early in autumn, and the sweet are good 
Teed for swine as soon as ripe, but the bitter are not good until 
touched by frost, when they become sweet and nutritious. 

WILD FRUITS, BERRIES, ETC. 

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Lamar county is noted for the great variety and value of its 
wild fruits, which grow in great abundance in the woodlands. 
The large summer grape, which ripens about the first of August, 
is excellent for wine, and the smaller variety makes good pre- 
serves. The Muscadine grape, which is larger than the cultivated 
Concord, and the winter grape also make good wine There are 
three distinct varieties of wild plum, of superior flavor and equal, 
for all purposes, to some cultivated varieties. Wild cherry, black 
haw, and large and small red haw, persimmon, wild mulberry and 
hackberry grow in abundance on trees from ic to 50 feet in 
height. The wild strawberries, blackberries and dewberries are 
equal, in all respects, to the best in cultivation, and when cul- 
tivated attain a degree of pertection unsurpassed. Dwarf bush 
whortleberries grow in the eastern part of the county and yield 
well developed fruit of rich flavor. The may pop and mandrake 
grow everywhere in the woodlands and yield delicious fruit. 
Virginia snake root and stillingia, of great medicinal value, the 
wild indigo plant, used for dyeing cloth, and wild hemp may be 
found in nearly every portion of the county. Wild flax formerly 
grew here in great abundance, but has almost entirely disap- 
peared. Castor beans are also indigenous to the soil and spring 
up spontaneously in abandoned fields. 

MINEROLOGY. 

The fine building stone of Lamar county deserves special 




PHYSICIANS OF PARIS. 
]. DK. J. R. J ONUS. 2. DR. J. M. STEPHENa. 

4. dr. leo Harrison. 5. dk, j. w. hauen. e. 



3. DR. W. E. DAILEY 
DR. W. P. THATCHER 



PARIS, AJND LAMAR COUNTY. 5 1 

mention. Beginning at a point three miles south of Pans and 
extending to the Sulphur, frequently near the surface and in 
quantity sufficient to meet all requirements for many generations, 
is a light grey (sometimes light yellow) magnesian limestone, 
which, when first quarried may be easily cut with a saw and 
smoothed with a carpenter's plane, without injury to the tools. 
It is susceptible of a very fine finish, and in early times was used 
for torhostones. Though very soft when quarried, on exposure 
to tiie atmosphere it oxidizes and becomes very hard and shrinks 
perceptibly like wood in the process of seasoning. being easily 
cut, of a very attractive and uniform color, and of unquestionable 
durability, it is extensively used in the ornamentation of brick 
buildings and for windo v and door sills, steps and entire outer 
walls. It is of a similar nature and in all respects equal in value 
to the famous stone of Joliet, Illinois, of wl ich the largest and 
most elegant buildings of Chicago are constructed. It is utilized 
also for the inner ficings of open lire pi i< es where wood is used, 
and seems to en lure that degree of heat equal to the ht>t fire 
brick. In the northern portion of the county are ■ xtensive 
deposits of lime carbonate, which m.iv be convened into I me 
nearly equal in strength and durability to ordinary cement. 
There are also deposits of hydriulic limestone overlaying a sedi- 
mentary sandstone formation, which yields an abundance o' pure, 
soft water. The sandstone operates as a filter and the water is 
absolutely pure. The hydraulic limestone may be reduced to 
cement of excellent quality by the ordinary process. A deposit 
of fire (lav was recently discovered in the vicinity of Hickory 
Bluffs, on Red river, underlying a thin strata of bituminous coal. 
From the li divide" north to Red river are extensive deposits of 
potters 1 clay of excellent quality. Fuel is abundant and com- 
paratively valueless as to price, and the local demand for the 
manufactured product would be sufficient to keep a good pottery 
in continuous operation. In the northern portion of the county 
is a deposit of iron ore, but it has never been developed, and the 
quality and quantity, are as yet, unknown. Northeast of the iron 
ore deposit, in the vicinity of Hickory Bluffs, a vein of bituminous 




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RESIDENCE OF T. D. CRAIG, PARIS. 



PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 53 

fcoal was recently discovered, but nothing has yet been done to- 
ward development. 

AGRICULTURAL. 

About nine-tenths of Lamar county is arable and the re- 
mainder may be utilized for pasturage. One-third is under fence 
and one-fourth is in cultivation, the farms containing from 40 to 
320 acres. There are several large . rms in the county, but a 
very large portion of the land is divided into farms of moderate 
size and cultivated by the owners. Good farms may be rented 
tor $2.50 to $4 per acre. The average price of corn is 50 cents 
and wheat $1 per bushel, and flour $4 per cwt. Up to 1850 the 
chief product of the soil was corn. It was generally believed 
that wheat and similar cereals could not be profitably cultivated 
in this climate, and there being no market for small grain in any 
considerable quantity, agriculture was made to subserve the more 
profitable industrial pursuit — stock raising — and the people 
^ave particular attention to the improvement of their herds and 
:he cultivation of corn for feed and bread. However, in 185 1, 
1 number of fanners along Red river planted some wheat and 
Dats as an experiment, and the yield was so abundant and the 
quality so excellent that the cultivation of wheat at once became 
:he favorite agricultural pursuit. In i860 experiments in cotton 
:ulture were attended with such satisfactory results that it at once 
became the favorite crop, resulting in a large decrease in the pro- 
duction of all kinds of grain, corn alone excepted. Cotton still 
•emains the chief agricultural product, and the tendency is toward 
he ultimate abandonment of all other crops. It is claimed that 
t brings a greater and more certain return in cash for the capital 
md labor devoted to its cultivation than any other product; that 
he price is more uniform, the demand steady and absolutely 
:ertain, and the returns, always cash ; that it furnishes, to the pro- 
lucer, credit and money in advance, and in the end pays his 
lebts and yields him a fair return for his investment and his 
abor. However, it must be remembered that although cotton is 
icknowledged king of all the products of the soil, labor is its 
ife and it is one of the inexorable laws of nature that all life must 



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PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 



have sustenance or perish. Grain supplies the sustenance whi< 
cotton demands, viz: food for man and beast r ^^ 

engaged in its cultivation, and without grain as /: rffi#*, 

companion and co-operativ< 
products cotton 
profitably culti- 
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b u hi n e s s 
necessi t i e > 
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It has btxn 
ascertain e d 
b y experi- 
ence in the 
best agri- 
cultural 
countries of 
the world 
that permanent prosperity 




PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTy. 55 

ured by the production of all the agricultural commodities re- 
uired by the inhabitants. Therefore, whatever the soil will 
ield abundantly should he cultivated in sufficient quantity for 
>cal necessities, to the end that the proceeds of the sale of the 
aple product of the soil may be retained at home and circulate 
uough all of tiie channels of trade. It follows, then, that every 
oliar sent abroad to purchase what may be produced in abund- 
nce at home is a serious loss in vitality to the general business 
n exists of the country, and it would seem thai permanent and 
..iversal prosperity can oi ly be attained by the cultivation of a 
i iety of crops. The true j oiicy i.^ to utiliz.a'l of the natural 
^sources of the country and thus stimulate all of its industries 
Jul add to the general wealth and prosperity. 

CULTIVATED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 

In every portion of the county, especially in the sandy soil, 
le yield of cultivated fruit is abundant. The development of 
eaches approaches perfection, both as to qu.mtity, size am! 
ivor. They may be regarded as a certain crop, inasmuch as 
at one failure has occurred within the past fifteen years. Plums, 
kipes and cherries may be cultivated with the confident expecta- 
■on of satisfactory returns, and apricots do moderately well, 
hile pears develop excellently, hut are often stricken with blight, 
irly apples miy be successfully grown and always br ng a good 
-ice. and berries of all kinds attain a wonderful degree of perkc- 
oo. In brief, fruit of all kinds flourish and yield abundantly here, 
id with as little expense and labor in cultivation as in any part 
"the United States. 

Vegetables of all kinds grow luxuriantly here, especially in the 
ack, sandy soil, the hammock lands and in the '-Post Oak belt." 
eets and all root vegetables attain an enormous size, and in the 
ose, black, sandy soil the sugar beet might be cultivated with 
'eat profit and utilized in the manufacture of sugar. Ground 
?as (pea nuts) yield enormously, and yet but little attention is 
ven to their cultivation. One of the surest crops grown is the 
)tato, which attains a size and perfection unsurpassed. Com- 
ired with other crops but little labor is required in its produc 



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PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 57 

tion, and the returns are more than three times the value of that 
of wheat, cotton or corn. Irish potatoes yield from 100 to 150 
bushels per acre, and sell from 75 cents to $1 per bushel, and 
sweet potatoes yield from 200 to 250 bushels per acre, and sell at 
50 to 75 cents per bushel. The demand for vegetables of all 
kinds is uniformly steady and the prices always remunerative. 

STOCK RAISING. 

In early times stock raising was the principal dependence of 
the people of Lamar county, cattle and horses being the special- 
:ies. The animals subsisted exclusively on the wild grasses and 
required no care, except branding. The cattle were of the native 
Spanish species, with very long, sharp horns, tall, lithe and supple 
as deer and increased rapidly, but they were wild and' untamable 
and roamed the country with perfect freedom. They were 
valuable chiefly for their hides and tallow, which up. to 1848 were 
imong the most important products of the country. The horses 
•vere of the native Mexican species, very hardy and excellent 
■iding animals for good horsemen, but a perpetual menace to life 
ind limbs of amateurs or persons unacquainted with their peculiar 
characteristics. The horses also ran wild in herds upon the 
ange, were branded like cattle and required no more care, 
^heep were also raised in considerable numbers, but required 
:arelul attention against the attacks of wild animals, which were 
mmerous and ferocious. The sheep were of the species common 
o the southern states, but, compared with imported stock, were 
>f an inferior quality in all respects. Swine were raised. in almost 
:ountless numbers, and were exclusively of the stock common to 
he South. They were tall, thin and lean, with very long noses 
.nd small, almond-shaped eyes ; long, coarse bristles covered the 
•ody and stood upright on the back ; agile as the antelope* they 
•ecame wild and ferocious when driven to bay. They fed upon 
le mast and upon the succulent roots in the woodlands. After 
849 stock raising, as the leading industry, gradually gave way to 
le cultivation of the soil, and the herds decreased in numbers 
nd correspondingly improved in quality.. Immigration wrought 
n entire change in industrial pursuits and the careless, easy 




J. H. NEAGLE, M, P., OF PARIS? 



PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 



59 



ibits of the pioneers were not adopted even by their children, 
he ax of the woodman rang in the forest and trees were con- 
*rted into fences and dwellings, and the virgin soil was turned 
y the plow and strong arms, and brawny hands garnered the 
Dlden grain. As farm improvements increased the herds of 
ock decreased, and the introduction ot large numbers of the best 
uported breeds greatly improved the quality, and was a potent 
Tent in the domestication of the native herds. Large numbers 
I the best grades of thoroughbred horses, cattle, sheep and 
vine have been brought here, not only from the older states. 
Lit from Europe, and to day there cnn be found in Lamar 
junty as good grades of stock of all kinds as in any other local- 
y west of the Mississippi river. 

WILD ANIMALS. 

Ferocious wild animals were numerous in Lamar county in 
irly times, and were a source of constant danger to the inhab- 
irtts and their live ^tnck. especially sheep and swine. Old set- 
ters tell irnnv thrilling tales of encounters with wild be^ts ' n f,l e 




led river forests in the long ago, and it is botn interesting and 
jnusing to sit by a blazing heap of logs in a great fireplace of an 
ted pioneer and listen to his recital of danng exploits when 
|exas was a Republic. In those days the Mexican lion was a 
i^quent visitor here in summer, but returned to Mexico in the 



PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 6 1 

all. The panther, black bear, catamount, wild cat, and black 
ind gray wolf were the native beasts of prey, and a few still exist 
n the dense woodlands. Coon, possum, grey fox and black 
quirrel, and the small and jack rabbit may be found here in 
arge numbers, and fine specimens of the red American deer stil, 
emain. Of the wild fowl, ducks and geese of nearly every variety, 
«ld turkey, prairie chicken, quail, plover, snipe, crane, swan! 
telican and Indian hen still exist in great numbers. The rivers 
nd lakes swarm with fish of excellent varieties, the cat, buffalo, 
rout and perch being the most valuable. 

HISTORICAL EVENTS, EARLY SETTLERS, ETC. 

The early settlements of the county were principally along- 
led river. The country was inhabited by Indians who fre- 
uentfy became hostile, and attacked the settlers, and for mut*al 
rotection the pioneers located their homes in close proximity 
nd constructed their houses with an especial vievr to defense. 
Gradually, however, as the danger from Indian raids decreased 
le settlements were advanced southward to the prairie region, 
nd eventually to every part of the county. The first settler was 
ne Roberts, (given name now unknown), who in 1819 located a 
irm on the west side of Lower Pine creek, one mile south of 
.ed river. In 1821 he was killed by Indians and his brother, 
ve nephews and three cousins followed the savages to their vil- 
ige. In the early morning by an imitation of a wild turkey ^ob- 
r, the avengers lured into ambush and killed between 30 & and 
d Indians. A terrific battle ensued, the ammunition of the 
hite men gave out and their retreat was cut off. A furious 
Hid to hand struggle ensued during which many Indians and 
1 of the white men were slain. 

Among the earliest settlers of the county were, M. H. Rags- 

ile, Mathew Click, CJab Chisum, Geo. W. Wright, 

ounshell. Judge Rutherford, Steven Peterson, Z. B. Rice. Dr. 
m. Cole, John Williams, Eleven Moore, John Ownstandt^ Jas. 
>hnson, Wm. Yates, Wm. Crisp, D. C. Jamison, John H, Fowler, 
imuel Lemons, Wm. Boreign, S. Graham, Jas. P. Briggs, j! 
lomas, J. V. Cherry, J. H. Crowder, B. Simmons, Tom Chaf- 



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PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 63 

fin, Jason Wilson, Mitchell Keller. Dr. Geo. Bason, Tohn Green- 
wood, Hiram Sadler, H. Brumlet Bennett T. Logan, Squire 
Mays, Dr. J. H. Marslett, S. M. Fulton, R. Cravens and John O 
Lamb. The first store in the county was kept by Williamson & 
Bowerman, five miles east of the present site ot Paris. 

EDUCATIONAL. 

The first school was taught by Jack Fowler, a cousin of Geo. 
W. iVright, in 1840, within the present limits of Paris and was 
Supported wholly by private subscription. Subsequently the 
schools received aid from the state fund derived from the sale of 
public finds. The tree schools of the state were organized in 
1873, and the counties di\idtd into school communities, under 
lirect supervision of the County Judge and trustees in the several 
immunities. Previously, a perpetual school fund had been 
created, for which purpose one-half of the public domain of the 
state had been set apart, the proceeds of the sale thereof to ron- 
ititute a permanent fund to be held in trust by the state and in- 
vested in interest bearing bonds, the interest iilone being avail- 
able as a school fund. At present the available state school 
"und is augumented by a poll tax of $1.00 on each male person 
>ver 21 and under 60 years nf age, and an annual ad valorem 
itate tax of 12$ cents on the $100.00. which aggregate amount is 
fro rated among the several counties of the state according to 
heir scholastic population. The proceeds of the sale of lands 
u-eviously granted to the counties, respectively, for school pur- 
poses, constitutes a perpetual county fund and is invested and 
ield in trust by each countv for the sole benefit of its own 
chools the interest thereon constituting the annual available 
ounty kind. The amount apportioned Lamar countv from the 
►ermanertt state fund and taxation in 1S84. was $25,615 00. and 
he annual interest on the permanent county fund was $753.86, 
/hich, with unexpended balance of $5,248.78. gave a total of 
•31,61 7. s-p available for the support of^the public schools of the 
ounty. The permanent state school fund is being rapidly aug- 
iented by the sale of lands and the revenue from that source 
lone will soon be sufficient for the support of nine months ses- 



64 PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 

sion of the public schools each year. The scholastic populatior 
of Lamar county outside of Paris (January 1, 1885) was 6,291 
of which 4,702 are white and 1,589 colored. There are 13? 
schools, of which 101 are for white children and 36 for colored. 

ORGANIZATION OF LAMAR COUNTY COURTS. 

Lamar, originally a part of Red river county, was organizec 
in pursuance of an act of Congress of the Republic of Texas 
Dec, 17th, 1840, and included Hopkins and Delta counties 
The former was organized by act of the Legislature of the state 
of Texas, March 26, 1846, and by the same authority the lattei 
was taken from the southern portion and the north part of Hop- 
kins July 29, 1870. The Commisioner's Court, which was the 
first legal tribunal of Lamar, held its first session at the house oi 
George W. Wright within the presents limits of Paris, February 
22, 1841, and consisted of the following officials: John A 
Rutherford, chief justice; John R. Craddock, clerk; William R. 
Brown, sheriff. Board of commissioners : Jesse Shelton, Joseph 
Mathews, J. J. Nowell, Joseph Baker, Nicholas Maddox, John 
A. Dillingham, Willard Stowell, John U. Crook, Geo. W. Wright. 
W. M.. Burris, Geo. Wilson and John T. Harmon. The first 
official act of the court was the appointment of Joseph Mathews 
and Isaac Nowell, associate justices ; Wm. H. Murrill, assessor; 
Henry Harmon, treasurer, and A. G. Kimball, district clerk. At 
the July term of this court, 1842, the following order was made a 
matter of solemn record ; "On motion it is ordered that no two 
members of this court occupy the floor at the same time." The 
first seat of justice for Lamar county, was established at Lafay- 
ette*, three miles northwest of Paris, in 1841, and the first court 
house .was erected of clapboards there that year, by John L. 
Lovejoy. April 21, 1843, an election was held by direction of a 
commission authorized by Congress of the Republic of Texas, 
and- Mount Vernon five miles south of Paris, was chosen as the 
county seat, and the county officers removed there prior to July 
24, 1843 when the commissioners court was held at that p'ace in 
a log house of one room, constructed for the purpose. Mount 
Vernon not being within the legal bounds, an x election was held 




THE PARIS PRESS. 



On the reverse side of this page is a group of editors of the 
^newspapers of Paris, as follows: 

il A. P. BOYD NORTH TEXAN. 

2 — a. h. boyd, (deceased) texas tribune. 

3 — TOM BOWERS, PARIS FREE-TONGUE. 

4 JOHN E. ELLIS, PARIS NEWS-BOY. 

5 P.. M. VANDERHURST, PARIS FREE-TONGUE, 




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PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 5- 

.pril 1st, 1844, resulting in the selection of Paris as the seat of 
^tetecaimp,™,. 1st, i8 44 ,the commissioners court 
as held there in a log house owned by John Craddock, county 

^n W^U U rVl the C ° n F essior f commission, composed 
FGeo. W. Still, Claiborne Chisum and form Emberson, a two^ 
ory brick court house was constructed in the center of the nub- 
2 square, which was completed in 1846, Claiborne Chisum and 
pps Gibbons being the contractors. It was occupied as a court 
>use from 1846 to 1875 when it became unsafe, and was vacated 
f the courts and officials and finally destroyed in the great fire 
1877. In March 1875, the present elegant court house was 
jmpleted and occupied by the courts and county officials The 
ficial term of the first county officers heretofore enumerated 
Jgan February 22, 1841 and following are the names of the 
esent county officials whose time began in November 1884- 

• J. Hathaway, county judge ; Chas. B. Pegues, county clerk : 

• 1. Gunn, sheriff; W. R. Wood, district clerk J. W OwnbV 
unty attorney ; W.J. Wilson, tax assessor; John h" Milsao' 
.collector; John T Henley, treasurer, Thomas A. Skidmore' 
rveyor ; O. F. Parish and J. B. Johnson, public weighers The 
unty commissioners are Ed Long, W. J. Notley, E A. Dickev 
d John Emberson, John M. Hansford was district judge 
ten Lamar county was organized and following are the names 
his successors in order : John T. Mills, Wm. S. Todd Geo 

ay. PH. Mabery, military appointee Banks appointed 

der federal authority, Albert Latimer appointed, Robt Tavlor 
pointed under Gov. Pease, John C. Easton, appointed 2d£ 
-v. Davis, J Q. Chenoweth, criminal district judge R R 

r^ its? and D ' H ' SCOtt ' PreSent incum ^ n ^' el ected 
The state tax is 30 cents and the county tax 35 cents oer 
30. Ihe tota revenue for 1884 was $60,000.00 the surplus 
3,000.00 and the the total indebtedness $29,500.00, and annual 
prest on same is 8 per cent. The population of the county Tn 
»4 was 33 000, approximated from the scholastic population 
I the total number of votes polled in 1884 was 4,925. 




COURT HOUSE AND JAIL, PARIS. 



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PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 69 

In 1884 there were 215,000 acres of land in the county under 
fence, and utilized as follows: 60,0.00 in cotton, 65,000 in corn, 
25,000 in small grain, and 65,000 in pasture and meadow. The 
cotton product was 30,000 bales. 

VALUE OF PROPERTY IN THE 

Land and buildings 

Horses and Mules - - No. 

"Cattle 

Swine " 

Sheep - - - - '' 

Other Live Stock - - " 

Personal Property - 

Total - - $5,875,005.00 

BLOSSOM PRAIRIE. 

Blossom Prairie, ten miles east of Paris, on the railroad, has 
.about 1,000 population, free school, an academy, Methodist, 
Baptist and Prebyterian churches, a newspaper — the Blossom 
Prairie Bee, two grist mills and cotton gins, one Limber yard, 
two hotels, three boarding houses, one livery stable, two drug 
stores, ten grocery and dry goods stores, and all kinds of business 
well represented. It is an important shipping point for cotton 
^ind has a good local trade ; and is also becoming a popular 
health resort, on account of the mineral wells there of great 
medicinal value. 

BROOKSTON. 

Brookston, eight miles west of Paris, contains about 300 in- 
habitants, was first settled in 1874 and was the eastern terminous 
of the Transcontinental division of the Texas 6c Pacific railway 
from February. 1874, to the spring of 1876. It contains several 
stores, hotel, cotton gin, churches and school, and is an important 
shipping point for cotton, baled hay, and cedar telegraph poles, 
which are hauled there from the Red river bottoms. 

BEARDSTOWN. 

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Southeast of Paris, contains a number of stores, a church, school, 
nil] and c< tton gin. 

ROX ION 

Roxton, twelve miles southwest of Paris, is a pretty village, 
fontaining four stores, cotton gin, church and school. 

PATTONYILLE. 

Pattonville, twelve miles southwest of Paris, con-tains two 
>tores, school and postoffice. 

TRANSPORTA I I* >N — PAST AND VH l-.sl.N I. 

The early pioneers oi Lamar county might well have said, 
' Man wants hut little here below.'" for their wants were indeed few 
iml simple'but not easily supplied, owing to the distance from 
ruuket and the extreme uncertainty of transportation. Red 
•iver was the grand commercial artery of northern and western 
Fexas. and during high water small steamers ascended to the 
BOUth of Kiomatia river 30 miles northeast of the present site of 
Paris and landed at the bum of Travis G. Wright, which was the 
lead of high water navigation During low water, steamboats 
;ould ascend only to Shreveport, La., and from thence the only 
nedium of inland transportation was by wagon. Subsequently a 
;hannel was cut from Red river into Lake Ferry, near Shreve- 
)ort, and a way opened for steamers to Jefferson.. Marion county, 
fexas, on the eastern border of the state. New Oilcans was the 
mly market for the products of Texas, consisting chiefly of cot- 
on, hides of buffalo, deer and cattle, wool, pelts of sheep, otter, 
:oon and mink, also tallow, beeswax and honey. In the spring 
>f 1873 the Houston & Texas Central and the Missouri, Kansas 
.nd Texas railways were completed to Denison, Texas, and the 
Slowing autumn the construction of the Trans-Continental divis- 
3n of the Texas Pacific railway was begun at Sherman, and the 
oad completed to Brookston, Lamar county, in February 1874. 
Jrookston remained the terminus until the spring of 1876, when 
onstruction was continued through Paris to Texarkana, on the 
astern border of the state. The M.. K. & T. from Derdson 



72 PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 

north through the Indian Territory, Kansas and Missouri to St. 
Louis, secured an outlet for Texas to all the great trade centers 
of the north and east, and the Houston & Texas Central railway 
south through central Texas, gave an outlet to the Gulf of Mexi- 
co, and direct communication to Europe. These grand channels 
of commerce were immediately flooded by a great immigration 
tide from all lands " under the sun," and wrought marvellous 
changes in all domestic industries and in every branch of trade 
and commerce, and started Texas upon a grand career of pro- 
gress and prosperity. 

The progress of civilization is nowhere more apparent upon 
this continent than it is in Texas. Twelve years ago. the plod- 
ding freight wagon and stage coach and the dangerous, tedious 
steamboat were the only mediums of transportation. To-day 
magnificent lines of railway span the state in every direction, 
opening up to settlement vast regions of country otherwise practi- 
cally uninhabitable. In other countries the press and rostrum have 
been the potent civilizers of the age, but in Texas, the railways 
have been far in advance of all other agencies operating in that 
direction. Natural trade centers, such as Paris, have been 
brought into close relations mutually by the practical annihilation 
of distance and economy of time in transit, and the pioneer and 
the metropolitan have joined hands in the bewildering whirl of 
busy life. The rattle of car wheels and the puff and whistle of 
locomotives now awake echoes across fertile fields, where but a 
few years ago silence brooded over a dreary wilderness. What- 
ever is true in this relation concerning the far western counties ot 
the state, is true also here, for, who will say that Paris and Lamar 
county have not secured a bountiful share of the grand prosperity 
which the railways have brought to Texas ! 




PARIS BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 



A. 

Aiken W. B., capitalist, president Lamar Warehouse Company. 

Albright William, wagonmaker. 

Albright D. B., Griffin & Albright, gunsmiths. 

Allen M. F., hardware and stoves. 

Allen C. N., Allen & Scales, lawyers. 

Allen Charles N., Ryan (.V Allen, lawyers. 

Anderson Lee, blacksmifhi 

Anderson Samuel N , barber. 

Anthony F. B., tinner, Lyons-Thomas Hardware Company. 

Argo A. E.. salesman D. B. Webster. 

Arthur J. H., salesman F. S. Linch. 

B. 

Babcock's Opera House, J. II . Walker, manager. 

Bachrath & Hernstadt. Wolf Bachrath, Emil M. Hernstadt, general store. 

Baird T. F., restaurant. 

Backer & Hicks, W. E Baker, Hiram Hicks, meats. 

Baker I. F., salesman Paris Dry Goods Company. 

Baldwin Benj. J., physician. 

Baldwin Benj. J., jr.. law and real estate. 

Bayliss . clerk James D. McDade, cotton buyer. 

Ball Alexander P., sewing machines. 

Ball Gus, salesman S. C. Corey. 

Ballinger James, cotton gin 3 miles west. 

Ballinger J. M., salesman Williams, Wortham & Co. 

Ballinger Mrs. M., teacher public school. 

Barry John E., insurance. 



74 PARIS BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 

Barry J. E. & Co., John E. Barry, books. 

Barnham & Tompkins, V. B. Barnham, A. Tompkins, furniture. 

Barton William J., dentist. 

Bass & Martin, Sidney J. and John H. Bass, Wm. Martin, drugs and liquors. 

Bassano Bros., Francis W., Chas. H. and Alfred, Crown Flouring Mills. 

Baum Jacob D., wholesale and retail liquors. 

Bean Miss Lillie, teacher public school. 

Beard A. B. & Co., Albert B. Beard, John T. Jones, grocers. 

Beck N. E., salesman F. S. Linch. 

Beck W. F., mailing clerk postoffice. 

Bedford G. W., physician, 

Behm & Brosius, L. Behm, G. W. Brosius, hides and wool 

Bell J. N., J. D. Elliott & Co. 

Bennett John M., groceries. 

Bennett J. D., with J. M Bennett, grocer. 

Bergeron J. P., photogragher. 

Berry C. O., salesman Paris Dry Goods Company. 

Berry Charles B., city treasurer, book-keeper Farmers and Merchants Bank. 

Bettes Joseph W., Hicks & Bettes hardware. 

Bills L. R., with J. D. Elliott & Co. 

Birmingham Henry B., of Pollard & Birmingham, lawyers. 

Birmingham Ed., salesman R. F. Scott. 

Binford Bros., James H. and Robert A., jr., harness. 

Bird Miss Bettie, teacher public school. 

Blackman William, livery. 

Bland Hedges A., cashier Farmers and Merchants Bank. 

Bonner William J., photographer. 

Bonner W. B., lawyer. 

Boothe J. H., sewing machines. 

Boothe & McCuistion Wm. Boothe, J. R. McCuistion. 

Bowers Tom M., editor Paris Free Tongue. 

Bowers Tom M. Jr., fruit and confections. 

Boyd Austin P., editor and proprietor Paris North Texan. 

Braden S., with A. L. McMurry, saloon. 

Braggins William F., railroad agent. 

Brame G. M., salesman Edward Reuss, drugs. 

Brame Miss Lillie, teacher public school. 

Britt & Ellis, J. C. Britt, C. C. Ellis, livery and wagon yard. 

Broad Charles. 

Broad Thomas, groceries and lumber. 

Brombach B., jeweler. 

Brosius Bros., J. B. and W. A. Brosius, blacksmiths. 

Brosius G. W., Behm & Brosius. hides and wool. 



PARIS BUSINESS DIRECTORY. yc 

Brooks Prof. J. C., superintendent public schools. 

Brooks Walter, salesman J. A. Gumport. 

Brown J. H., Taylor & Brown, confectionery. 

Brown John, shoemaker. 

Brown C. W., Paris Marble Works. 

Brown John T., McBath, Settle & Co. 

Bryant Edward M., Martin & Bryant, grocers. 

Buckner House, Miss B. Scrioner, proprietor. 

Bullit C., physician. 

Bullit Alexander C, lawyer. 

Burdett William L., city attorney. 

Burdett & Connor, Wm. L. Burdett, E. S. Connor, law and real estate. 

Burnett & Snell, J. R. Burnett, J. F. Snell, wagon yard. 

Burk House, A. J. Wilson, proprietor. 

c. 

Calhoon W. P., confectionery. 

Campbell Joe, with J. D. Elliott & Co. 

Campbell J. K. P., deputy county clerk. 

Campbell James, salesman J. I. Gumport. 

Campbell Thomas T., lawyer. 

Campbell & Rollins, J. C. Campbell, D. C. Rollins, brick yard. 

Cann John, with Clark & Miles. 

Cannon W. R., agent Pacific Express. 

Carlock T. W., principal seventh grade public school. 

Carter Mrs. H. H., saleslady Paris Dry Goods Company. 

Carter C. B., salesman Williams & Wortham. 

Cate A., cotton buyer Fitz Hugh, Martin & Wise. 

Cawley & Weaver, W. F. Cawley, J. W. Weaver, meats. 

Clark Frederick J., shoemaker. 

Clark E N., millinery goods. 

31ark J. F., physician. 

31ark L. C, saloon. 

:iark & Miles, John Clark, J. F. Miles, general store. 

Jement Simon E„ President Paris Exchange Bank. 

Element Henry A., cashier Paris Exchange Bank. 

Element William, confectioner. 

Collier William S., tailor. 

Johen Tobe, manager Bachrath & Hernstadt's store. 

Connor E. S., Burdette & Connor, lawyers. 

Connor W. A., druggist. 

>orey Simon, clothing. 

:oss & Son, C. T., C. E. and T. E. Coss, merchant tailors. 



76 PARIS BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 

Cotton John E., barber. 

Cook G. P , physician. 

Cook, Craigo & Mathews, G. P. Cook, James T. Craigo, Thos, E. Mathews 

grocers. 
Cooper Charles, wagonmakei\ 
Cooper Wesley, blacksmith. 
Craigo James T.. postmaster. 
Craig T. D., mule and cattle raiser. 
Crawford A. S., book-keeper J. S. Minton. 
Crenshaw M.,L., manufacturer cotton gins. 
Cross J. B., salesman Paris Dry Goods Company. 
Cross P. H,, cattle dealer. 
Cross P, H., salesman Bachrath & Hernstadt. 
Crook James D., Williams, Worth am & Co. 
Crutchfield & Co., George A. Crutchfield, Thomas M. Bowers, real estate. 
Cunningham A L , lawyer. 
Culbertson J. J., Paris Oil Works. 

D. 

Dabney S. H , salesman Tennessee drug store. 

Dahoney Ebenezer L., lawyer. 

Dailey William E., physician. 

Dargan K. S., insurance. 

Davidson Miss Ella, teacher public school. 

Deal A. J., carpenter. 

Denton Ben H., Maxey. Lightfoot & Denton, lawyers. 

Denvedy Charles, salesman McBath, Settle & Co. 

Deatherage J. G., with T. Broad, lumber and groceries. 

Deatherage , salesman S. M. Hamilton. 

DeWitt L. W., carpenter. 

Dickson T. C, architect and builder. 

Dobenhyer Bradford, with Clark & Miles. 

Dodson Frank, cotton gin. 

Dodson F., clerk Sterling Price, cotton buyer. 

Drummond J. A., groceries. 

Dudley & McDonald, James G. Dudley, Henry D. McDonald, lawyers. 

Dugan G., clerk Johnson & Long, cotton buyers. 

Duggan & Ford, A. M. Duggan, David J Ford, auction and commission. 

Dulaney W. F., machinist, Hicks & Bettes. 

Duling Miss L., teacher public school. 

Duncan W J., cotton buyer. 

Dunagan & Lyons, C. E. Dunagan, T. Lyons, wagon yard. 

Dwyer A., salesman F. S. Linch. 



PARIS BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 77 

Dyer Tom, book-keeper J. I. Gumport. 

E. 

Eades R., salesman Famous. 

Elliott William C, Hutcherson & Elliott, druggists. 
Elliott John, salesman, J. D. Elliott & Co. 
Elliott John D., with James D. Elliott & Co. 
Elliott James D. & Co.. James D. Elliott, J. N. Bell, groceries. 
Ellis John E., job printer and publisher Paris News-Boy. 
Ellis C. C, Britt & Ellis, livery. 
Evers Robert, salesman. Hicks & Bettes. 
Evans, Henry, salesman J. D. House, groceries. 
Ewing John O., clerk Peterson Hotel. 

Excelsior Job Printing Office, John E. Ellis, proprietor; W. N. Furey, 
manager. 

F. 

Famous, dry goods, clothing, etc., J. L. Terrell, proprietor. 

Fanners and Merchants Bank; capital, $250,000. Officers: John Martin, 
president; W. B. Aiken, vice president; H. A. Bland, cashier; II. C- 
Riseing, assistant cashier. Directors: Gen. S. B. Maxey, W. B. Aiken, 
D. H. Scott, S. J. Wright, D. D. Porter, J. F. McMurry, O. C. Connor, 
H. A. Bland, John Martin. 

Faulkner John, harnessmaker. 

Fenet Frank R., grocer. 

Ferguson John H., clerk Sterling Price, cotton buyer. 

Fitch S. D., salesman S. M. Hamilton. 

Fitch S. F.. salesman Hicks & Bettes. 

Fitz Hugh, Frank, Fitz Hugh, Martin & Wise, cotton buyers andcompressers. 

Fitz Hugh, Martin & Wise, Frank Fitz Hugh, John Martin, W. B. Wise 
cotton dealers and compressers. 

Fitzpatrick William R., cigar dealer and manufacturer. 

Ford D. J., Duggan & Ford, autioneers. 

Fort Joseph M., physician. 

Fort E. C, book-keeper Hicks & Bettes. 

Foshee D. K. jr., secretary and treasurer Paris Gas-light Company. 

Forston & Hinnenthal, W. H. Hinnenthal, W. B. Forston, W. H. Hin- 
nenthal, barbers. 

Freeze Tobe H., saloon. 

Fuller B. D., salesman F. S. Linch. 

Fuller Benj. F., lawyer. 

Fulton Jeremiah W., grocer. 

Furey W. N., manager Excelsior JobTrinting Office. 



7# PARIS BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 

Gaines I. T., salesman J. I. Gumport. 

G. 

Gantt & Griffis, A, S. Gantt, J. Q. Griffis, grocers. 

Gaston B., Paris Oil Works. 

Gibbons John C., mayor. 

Godfrey & Co., George W. Godfrey, ladies' furnishing and millinery. 

Gordon J. A., salesman F. S. Linch. 

Gordon T. R., salesman F. S. Linch. 

Gorham Joseph B., wagon maker. N 

Good E. F., salesman Paris Dry Goods Company. 

Gooding L. S., employe North Texan. 

Goldman Lewis, with A. Goldman, groceries and liquors. 

Goldman A., groceries and liquors. 

Goff George, salesman J. I. Gumport. 

Gose & Minton, George A. Gose, G. N. Minton, wagon yard. 

Gowdy Henry C, principal male academy. 

Graves William H., wagon maker. 

Gray A. J., stock dealer. 

Gray William H., grain, hides and wool. 

Greenlee F. P., salesman Paris Dry Goods Company. 

Greiner W. E., salesman Edward Reuss, drugs. 

Greiner George O., shoemaker. 

Greiner C. F., shoemaker. 

Gresham J. H., carpenter. ' 

Gresham & McLeod, Robert A. Gresham, John B. McLeod, livery and sale 

stable. 
Griffin & Albright, William C. Griffin, D. B. Albright, gunsmiths. 
Griffis J. Q., Gantt & Griffis, grocers. 
Griffith G. A., clerk Tobe Freeze saloon. 
Griffith S. A„ cotton buyer Fitz Hugh, Martin & Wise. 

GrinerJohn F., Bill Poster, Advertising Signs, Stencil Work, Baggagt 
and Drink Checks. 

Gumport Jacob I., dry goods, clothing, etc. 

Gunn W. T., sheriff. 

Gunnell Mrs. M. E., millinery. 

Guthrie J. A., North Texas Marble Works. 

H. 

Haden James W., physician. 
Haden W. P., salesman D. B. Webster. 
Haile W. R., book-keeper Famous. 
Haile J. T., with J. E. Barry & Co. 



PARIS BUSBNESS DIRECTORY. 79 

Male A. A , salesman S. M. Hamilton. 

Hale &. Baldwin, V. W. Hale, J. B. Baldwin, real estate. 

Hallon D. P., R. L. Smith & Co., grocers. 

Hamilton Miss Nep, stenographer Fitz Hugh, Martin & Wise. 

Hamilton & Son, J. J. and L M. Hamilton, groceries. 

Hamilton S. M., boots and shoes. 

Hammond David S., cotton gin 3 miles west. 

Hampton J. M., clerk W. R. Fitzpatrick. 

Hancock J. H., secretary Paris Dry Goods Company. 

Harris Henry, salesman O. H Pollard. 

Harris Newt., barkeeper Wite Elephant saloon. 

Harrison L. P., president Paris Grain and Lumber Company. 

Hatheway Charles F., grocer. 

Hatheway Maude J., county judge 

Heaton F. G., cotton buyer representing Callender & Magnus, New York, 

and Callender & Heaton, Liverpool, England. 
Henley John T., county treasurer. 
Henley G. P., Henley & Ramseur, lumber. 
Henley G. M., salesman Williams, Wortham & Co. 
Henley & Ramseur, Geo. P. Henley, E. S. Ramseur, planing mill and 

lumber manufacturers. 
Hernstadt Emil M., Bachrath & Hernstadt. 
Highland W. M., salesman W. B. Howard. 
Hicks Hiram, Baker & Hicks, meats. 

licks & PJettes, Geo. F. Hicks, H. S. Bettes, hardware and machinery, 
lickman J. R., salesman F. M. Allen. 
lill W. P., salesman D. B. Webster. 
lines Peter, barber, 
-linnenthal W H., barber, 
lacker Trip, salesman Hicks & Bettes. 
lacker C. D., cashier F. S. Linch. 
locker D. M., teacher public school. 

lodges & Warren. Jacob C. Hodges, J. Henry Warren, lawyers, 
lolbrook W. S., McCruistion & Holbrook, grocers, 
[olden Jiles, barber, 
[oily John B., salesman W. S. Moore, 
[ooks A. J., salesman Williams Bros, 
looks Frank T., salesman W. S. Moore, 
looks John F., physician. 
[op Lee, Chinese laundry. 
Norton Miss Clara, saleslady Paris Dry Goods Company. 

ouse J. D., groceries. 

oward W. B. & Co., W. B. and H. Howard. 



80 PARIS BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 

Howze J. A., salesman F. S. Linch. 
Hubbard G. A., president Paris Dry Goods Company. 
Hudgins George C. 
Hunt L. B., city marshal. 

Hunt J. C., principal Fifth and sixth grades public school. 
Hutchins James M., salesman S. C. Corey. 

Hutcherson & Elliott, Thomas R. Hutcherson and William C. Elliot 
druggists. 

J. 

Johnson T. W., treasurer Lamar Warehouse Company. 

Johnson J. M., salesman N. B. Massenburg, grocer. 

Johnson & Long, W T. Johnson, W. K. Long, cotton buyers. 

Jones John T., A. Beard & Co , grocers. 

Jones J. W., salesman F. S. Linch. 

Jones James R., physician. 

Jones S., proDrietor Home hotel. 

Jones Mrs. S., millinery. 

Joseph Emanuel, salesman J. I. Gumport. 

K. 

Kelley Z. D., salesman Edward Reuss. 
Kincaide N. P., grocery and confectionery, 
Klein Levy, grocery. 
Klyce E. C., field and garden seeds. 

L. 

Lackey B. K., foreman Rodgers' furniture manufactory. 

Lamar Warehouse Company, capital $25,000; W. B. Aiken, president; W, 
B. Wise, secretary; T. W. Johnson, treasurer; C. D. Waldo, superin- 
tendent cotton storage. 

Lambeth Scott, traveling salesman Lyons-Thomas Hardware Company, 

Lane John W., wagon yard. 

Lee Bros., J. P. and L. H. Lee, liquors and tobacco. 

Lee Frank, cabinet maker Lyons-Thomas Hardware Company. • 

Leclercq J. S., invoice clerk Fitz Hugh, Martin & Wise. 

Leclercq — — , shipping clerk Fitz Hugh, Martin & Wise. 

Ledger Benj. F., confectioner. 

Lewis Miss Maud, telephone operator. 

Lewis B. F., North Texan. 

Levy C., confectioner. 

Lightfoot Henry W., Maxey, Lightfoot & Denton, lawyers. 

Linch F. S., merchandise jobber and general store. 



PARIS BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 8 1 

Long Ed., county commissioner first precinct. 

Long James M., lawyer. 

Long G. E., grocer. 

Long James R , lawyer. 

Long R. A., (colored) editor Peoples Informer. 

Long G. A., wood yard. 

Long W. K , Johnson & Long, cotton buyers. 

Lynn Samuel, photographer. 

Lyons T. Dunagan & Lyons, wagon yard. 

Lyons-Thomas Hardware Co.; Joe Lyons, president; J. D. Thomas, vice- 
president; Julius Record, secretary; directors, Joe Lyons, J. D. 
Thomas, and H. M. Ragland ; dealers in hardware, furniture, wagons, 
and farming implements and machinery. 

Lyons Joe, Lyons-Thomas Hardware Company. 

M. 

Maclean G. A , salesman Famous. 

Maggs J. G., s. h. furniture and mattress manufacturer. 

Martin John, Fitz Hugh, Martin & Wise. 

Manton Rev. Charles, pastor Cumberland Presbyterian Church. 

Martin William H., Bass & Martin. 

Martin T. D., salesman Famous. 

Martin & Bryant, William A. Martin, E M. Bryant, grocers. 

Martin John, Fitz Hugh, Martin cV Wise. 

Martin Joseph A., jeweler 

Marshall Jesse, A W. Nevill & Co., job printers. 

Marshall Bros., William II. and Jerome B , farming implements. 

Massenburg Nicholas, grocer. 

Matherly John B., grocer. 

Mathews Thomas E., assistant postmaster, Cook, Craigo & Mathews. 

Mathews H S. 

Maxey, Lightfoot & Denton, Senator Samuel B. Maxey, Henry W. Light- 
foot, Ben H. Denton, lawyers. 

Maxey Perry, blacksmith. 

McBath, Settle & Co., James McBath, G. M. Settle, John T. Brown, dry 
goods, carpets, clothing, etc. 

McCruemmen Luther, salesman M. F. Allen. 

McCruistion Harrison, cotton gin. 

McCruistion , Boothe & McCruistion. 

McCruistion & Holbrook, W. F. McCruistion. W. S. Holbrook, grocers. 

McClellan George A., salesman O. II. Pollard. 

McDade, James D., cotton buyer. 

McDonald Henry D , Dudley & McDonald, lawyers. 



82 PARIS BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 

McGlasson Henry, salesman Bachrath & Hernstadt 

McGraw Daniel, Depot "Hotel. 

McLaughlin Alexander, flour mill. 

McLeocl John B., Gresham & McLeod, livery. 

McMurry James F.. telephone manager. 

McMurry A. L , saloon. 

McMurry salesman Famous. 

MeWherter R. J. wagon maker. 

Meehan M. C., proprietor Peterson Hotel. 

Michael Theo , salesman Bachrath & Hernstadt. 

Millsap J. 11., county collector. 

Miller R. M., carpenter. 

Miles J. F., Clark & Miles, general store. 

Mine F. W/, lawyer. 

Minton G. N , Gose & Minton, wagon yard. 

Minton J. S saloon. 

Mitchell Miss Emma, teacher public school. 

Monroe J. W., Crescent restaurant. 

Mott A. E., grocer. 

Moore David II , saloon. 

Moore R. H , book-keeper White Elephant saloon. 

Moore J. W., superintendent Paris Ice Company. 

Moore D M., salesman F S. Linch. 

Moore Walter S , books, stationery, etc. 

Muir Miss M. P., saleslady Paris Dry Goods Company. 

Murphey Bros , John C. and R. J. Murphey, drugs, etc. 

Murphey T. Tucker, salesman Murphey Bros. 

Murphey, Monroe & Co., George Murphey, J. W. Monroe, Crescent res 

tau rant. 
Myers Henry ; salesman Bachrath & Hernstadt. 

N. 

Neagle J. F.. physician. 

Neagle Charles, salesman O. H. Pollard. 

Neathery Charles S , lawyer. 

Neville Miss Kate, teacher public school. 

Neaville A. W. & Co., Sandy Neaville, Jesse Marshall, job printers. 

Norris Miss Blanche, millinery. 

Nix M. L., cotton gin manufacturer. 

o. 

O'Neil A. H., accountant Fitz Hugh, Martin & Wise. 
Owen D. B., salesman Tennessee drug store. 



PARIS BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 83 

)wnby J. \Y.. vice president Paris Lumber & Grain Company, and pros- 
ecuting attorney. 
)wnby James M., city attorney. 
)\vnby M. 15., tinnei and cornice-maker. 

P. 

'aine I lenry N , grocer. 

'aris Lumber & Grain Company, 1.. 1'. Harrison, president; f. W. Ownby 
vice president ; F. M I 'region, secretary and treasurer. 

'aris Bakery, T. Maloney, proprietor. 

'aris Compress Company, John Martin, president : Frank Fit/ Hugh, secre- 
tary; \\ . B. Wise, treasurer: Ceo. N. Wells, superintendent. 

fcris Exchange Hank, capital, $100,000; Simon E. Clement, president; 
Henry A ( lenient, cashier. 

'aris Gas-light Company, D II Scott, president ; I) K. Foshee, jr., secre- 
retary and treasurer 

aris News-Boy, J. E. Fllis, editor and publisher. 

aris Ice Company, J W. Moore, superintendent. 

aris Iron Works, F. I Williams, M. P. Lowrey; F. I. Williams, manager. 

aris Free-Tongue, Tom M. Bowers, B. M. Vanderhurst, editors and pro- 
prietors. 

aris Male Academy, II. C. Gowdy, principal. 

aris North Texan, A. P. Boyd, editor and proprietor. 

aris Dry Goods Company, A. G. Hubbard, president; J. II. Hancock, 
secretary; W. J. Ritchie, vice president; W. A. Ryan, Treasurer 

aris Oil Works, Culbertson, Gaston & Company, proprietors, ]. |. Culbert- 
son, 15. Gaston ; manufacturers cotton seed oil. 

.aul A. •'.. proprietor Paul Hotel. 

aul Hotel, South Main, A C Paul, proprietor. 

ate C. F., blacksmith 

egues Charles H., county clerk. 

eople's Informer, R. A Pong, (col.), editor. 

erry O. A , telephone operator. 

eterson Hotel, M. C. Meehan, proprietor. 

hillips H., clerk J I). Mc Dade, cotton buyer. 

lanters House, S.Jones, proprietor. 

ollard Osborn H., general store. 

allard & Birmingham, Austin Pollard, Henry B. Birmingham, lawyers. 
)pe Miss Mary, teacher public schools. 

reston P. M., secretary Paris Orain & Lumber Company. 

reston T. S., salesman Williams, Wortham & Co. 

rice Sterling, cotton buyer. 

.ice P. M., hotel. 



84 PARIS BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 

Proctor R. W., confectioner. 

Profter J. M., salesman T. Broad lumber yard. 

Provine George A., flour mill and cotton gin. 

Provine R. H., salesman Williams, Wortham & Co. 

Provine & Steel, G. A. Provine, A. M. Steel, Excelsior mills and 

R. 

Radford W. A., carpenter. 

Ragland H. M., Lyons-Thomas Hardware Company. 

Rains Russell, blacksmith. 

Reason Thomas, shoemaker. 

Record Ed., salesman Lyons-Thomas Hardware Company. 

Record J. P., book-keeper Lyons-Thomas Hardware Company. 

Record Julius, secretary Lyons-Thomas Hardware Company. 

Record T. J., Williams, Wortham & Company. 

Reed R. M., salesman R. F. Scott. 

Redding Mrs. S. E , millinery. 

Redding S. P , salesman Martin & Bryant. 

Rtgan Patrick, shoemaker. 

Reuss Edward, drugs. 

Rice Walter A., salesman O. H. Pollard. 

Rickey W. L , wagon-yard. 

Richardson Mrs. Sue, teacher public schools. 

Rising H. C, assistant cashier Farmers' and Merchants' Bank. 

Riley T. D , salesman Paris Dry Goods Company. 

Ritchie W. J., vice president Paris Dry Goods Company. 

Ritchie W F., proprietor North Texas machine shop. 

Roberson W. T., machinist Lyons-Thomas Hardware Company. 

Robinson H C, salesman Williams Bros. 

Rodgers J. B., contractor and builder. 

Rodgers James W., furniture manufacturer. 

Rodgers A. N., with Jamts W. Rodgers, furniture. 

Rodgers II C, with James W. Rodgers, furniture. 

Rollins D. C, Campbell & Rollins, brickmakeis. 

Rombach B , jeweler 

Ross R. L., with John E. Barry & Co., books, etc. 

Ross Lewis W., insurance. 

Rountree J. T., boots, shoes, hats, caps, gents' furnishings, etc. 

Rush Edward, physician. 

Rush Bros., L. M. Rush, lumber. 

Ryan J. R., notary public and justice of the peace. 

Rvan L. B., accountant Paris Dry Goods Company. 

Ryan John B. } physician. 




PARIS BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 85 

Ryan H. C, cotton seed dealer. 

Ryan W. A , treasurer Paris Dry Goods Company. 

s. 

Sabine M. L., with Faulkner, harnessmaker. 

Sanders T. T., salesman L. P. Harrison. 

Scales E. D., Scales & Allen, lawyers. 

Scales E. G., salesman R. F. Scott. 

Scales & Allen, E. D Scales, C. N. Allen, lawyers. 

"Schilling C. II. & Bro., Carroll II and Henry, saloon. 

Scrivner Miss B., proprietor Buckner House. 

Scott D. II., vice president Farmers' and Merchants' Bank; president Paris 

Gas-light Company, and district judge. 
Scott Rufus F., wholesale groceries and liquors. 
Scott John, salesman Lyons-Thomas Hardware Company. 
Seckel R. T,, buyer W. J Duncan, cotton dealer. 
Settle I. M., book-keeper M. F. Allen. 
Settle G. M., McBath, Settle & Co. 
Settle W. S., with Mc Bath, Settle & Co. 
Shelton J. R., salesman R. F. Scott. 
Shelton N., salesman McBath, Settle & Co. 
Shindt Joseph, meat market. 

Shultz Eugene, assistant accountant Fitz Hugh, Martin & Wise. 
Shumate C. P., with Clark & Miles 

Shumate C. L., book-keeper Williams, Wortham & Co. 
Simmons Abe, salesman Mc Bath, Settle & Co. 
Skeen J W., groceries. 
Skidmore Thomas II., county surveyor. 
Smith J. H., restaurant. 

Smith J. Wiley, book-keeper \V . J. Duncan, cotton buyer. 
Smith W. W., stock dealer and ranch. 

Smith L. R & Co., L. R. Smith, D. P. Hollo way, grocers. 
Smith Miss Lillie, principal 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st grades, public schooL 
Smythe Miss Z. L , dressmaking emporium. 
Snell J. F., Burnett & Snell wagon yard. 
Snow Bros., A. F. & J. R. Snow, grocers. 
Sluder William II , insurance 

Somerendyke F. W , Western Union telegraph operator. 
Stell W. W., nurseryman and florist. 
Stell & Cook, cotton gin 6 miles northeast. 
Steel A. M., Provine & Steel, Excelsior Mills. 
Stephens J. M., physician. 
Stinson J. B., carriage and sign painter. 
Straub John, saddler and leather findings. 



86 PARIS BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 

T. 

Taylor Creed, barber. 

Tajlor & Brown, J. F. Taylor, J. H. Brown, confectioners. 

lerrell James L., proprietor Famous 

Texas 'I ribune, ChamberJain & Cannon, proprietors 

I hatcher W F , physician. 
Thebo C. F., real estate. 

Thomas J. D., Lyons-Thomas Hardware Company 
1 nomas W. S , clerk W. T. Whitman. 
1 brasher Thomas L., blacksmith. 
Tonnies Harry, bakery and confectionery. 

u. 

UWeg G. R., cotton classer Fitz Hugh, Martin & Wise 

V. 

Vanderhurst B. M., associate editor Paris Free Tongue 
Vise George M , salesman O. II. Bollard. 
Von Der Twer Fred, bakery. 

w. 

Wade William, with Lyons-Thomas Hardware Company 

Wake Burt, salesman Bachrath & Hernstadt. 

Waldo C. D., superintendent Lamar Warehouse. 

Wallace Green C., confectioner. 

Walker A. A., dentist. 

Walker B. A , cabininet maker Lyons-Thomas Hardware Company. 

Walker J. Q. A., nursery 4 m. south. J 

Walsh T P & Co T. P. Walsh, M. B. Ownby, tin and cornice shop 

Warren J. Henry, Hodges & Warren, lawyers F 

Warren W J., cotton buyer Fitz Hugh, Martin & Wise. 

Watson Robert I., machinist. 

Weaver J. W., Cawley & Weaver, meats. 

Webster D. B., dry goods. 

Webster I., salesman D. B, Webster. 

Webster P., cotton classer Fitz Hugli, Martin & Wise. 

Wells George A., superintendent cotton compress. 

White Thomas F , grocer and confectioner. 

Whitman William T., cotton buyer. 

Williams F. I., manager Paris Iron Works. 

Williams W. W., book-keeper R. F. Scott 

Williams J. D., salesman Williams, Wortham & Co 

Williams Mrs. Emily, Williams, Wortham & Co 



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Williams Monroe, chair-maker Lyons-Thomas Hardware Company. 

Williams Bros, T. I. and G. H Williams, grocers. 

Williams, W<>rtham & Co., Emily Williams, James 1). Wortham, J. D. 

(rooks, T. J. Record general store, 
Wilson Alfred, express agent and proprietor Burk House. 
Wilson Robert, dentist 
Wilson William J , county assessor 

Wise W B., Fit/ Hugh, Martin & Wise, residence New York City. 
Witherspoon P F , principal Female College. 
Witherspoon Frank, salesman and jeweler J. A. Martin. 
Witherspoon M C., jeweler. 
Wood W. K , district clerk 

Woodlawn Female College, P. F. Witherspoon, principal. 
Woodward W. R , salesman Woodward, Wonham & Co. 
Wooldridge Richard, lawyer. 
Wooldridge M. L., saloon. 

Wortham James 1)., Williams, Wortham <.V Co. 
Wright Miss Laura, teacher public school. 
Wright Samuel I , of Farmers and Merchants bank. 
Wright James II . city assessor. 
Wyatt A., saloon. 
AVynne Argyle B., cotton gin 4. 1 , miles southeast. 

Y. 

Yager Charles, tinner Lyons-Thomas Hardware Company. 
Young W. A., salesman Murphy Bros., drugs. 



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Zeis Ernst, merchant tailor. 
Zethraeus F'redC, druggist. 



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